Investigation and control strategies of lead concentration in drinking water distribution systems

Author

Shu Shihu ; Liu Suiqing ; Zhang Dong

Author_Institution

Sch. of Environ. Sci. & Eng., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China

fYear

2010

fDate

26-28 June 2010

Firstpage

4151

Lastpage

4154

Abstract

The proportion of lead pipes in the major countries in Europe was investigated. International protocols of lead concentration in drinking water on human health were reviewed and compared. Lead concentration in drinking water samples was measured and single pipe model was used to simulate the dissolution of lead into the water flowing. It has been successfully validated in a range of UK case studies and used to evaluate the health risk of tap water. Combined with domestic hygienic standard for lead in drinking water, control strategies of lead concentration in water distribution systems were presented.

Keywords

contamination; health hazards; lead; pipelines; water quality; water supply; Europe; UK case study; control strategy; domestic hygienic standard; drinking water distribution system; heath risk; human health; international protocol; investigation strategy; lead concentration; lead pipe; tap water; Computational modeling; Control systems; Europe; Humans; Monte Carlo methods; Proportional control; Protocols; Sampling methods; Water heating; Water resources; drinking water; lead concentration; lead pipe; protocol on water and health; water distribution systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7737-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MACE.2010.5535660

Filename

5535660