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Abstract
The University of South Carolina has been involved in numerous studies to evaluate lead and copper corrosion control strategies for low hardness, low alkalinity waters found in South Carolina. This article discusses the results of three batch studies where the effects of pH and alkalinity adjustment, phosphate inhibitor addition, and silicate inhibitor addition on lead and copper corrosion mitigation were investigated. These studies indicate that all of these strategies reduce lead corrosion. Phosphate inhibitor addition, and pH and alkalinity adjustment were more effective than silicate inhibitor addition for the water quality investigated.
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