Evaluating factors that affect copper tasting sensitivity in drinking water

Corrosion of household copper plumbing infrastructure can cause pipe failure and lead to elevated levels of copper in drinking water which can exceed the USEPA health based standard for copper in drinking water of 1.3 mg/L Cu. The purpose of this study was to determine taste thresholds of copper in...

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Main Author: Cuppett, Jonathan David
Other Authors: Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32991
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05192005-211753/

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