Copper corrosion and biocorrosion events in premise plumbing

Ignacio T. Vargas; Diego A. Fischer; Marco A. Alsina; Juan P. Pavissich; Pastén Pablo; Gonzalo E. Pizarro

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Copper corrosion and biocorrosion events in premise plumbing

Ignacio T. Vargas, Diego A. Fischer, Marco A. Alsina, Juan P. Pavissich, Pastén Pablo, Gonzalo E. Pizarro

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Abstract

Corrosion of copper pipes may release high amounts of copper into the water, exceeding the maximum concentration of copper for drinking water standards. Typically, the events with the highest release of copper into drinking water are related to the presence of biofilms. This article reviews this phenomenon, focusing on copper ingestion and its health impacts, the physicochemical mechanisms and the microbial involvement on copper release, the techniques used to describe and understand this phenomenon, and the hydrodynamic effects. A conceptual model is proposed and the mathematical models are reviewed.

Original language	English
Article number	1036
Journal	Materials
Volume	10
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10091036
State	Published - 5 Sep 2017
Externally published	Yes

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MIC
biocorrosion
copper
corrosion
drinking water
premise plumbing

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