Galvanic Lead Corrosion in Potable Water: Mechanisms, Water Quality Impacts, and Practical Implications

As stagnant water contacts copper pipe and lead solder (simulated soldered joints), a corrosion cell is formed between the metals in solder (Pb, Sn) and copper. If the resulting galvanic current exceeds about 2 µA/cm², a highly corrosive microenvironment can form at the solder surface, with pH <2...

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Main Author: Nguyen, Caroline Kimmy
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77237
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10042010-134402/

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