Decontamination of chemical agents from drinking water infrastructure : a literature review and summary

Published by Elsevier Ltd..

This report summarizes the current state of knowledge on the persistence of chemical contamination on drinking water infrastructure (such as pipes) along with information on decontamination should persistence occur. Decontamination options for drinking water infrastructure have been explored for some chemical contaminants, but important data gaps remain. In general, data on chemical persistence on drinking water infrastructure is available for inorganics such as arsenic and mercury, as well as select organics such as petroleum products, pesticides and rodenticides. Data specific to chemical warfare agents and pharmaceuticals was not found and data on toxins is scant. Future research suggestions focus on expanding the available chemical persistence data to other common drinking water infrastructure materials. Decontaminating agents that successfully removed persistent contamination from one infrastructure material should be used in further studies. Methods for sampling or extracting chemical agents from water infrastructure surfaces are needed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Environment international - 72(2014) vom: 25. Nov., Seite 119-23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Szabo, Jeff [VerfasserIn]
Minamyer, Scott [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arsenic
Chemical Warfare Agents
Chemicals
Decontamination
Drinking Water
Drinking water
FXS1BY2PGL
Infrastructure
Journal Article
Mercury
N712M78A8G
Pesticides
Review
Toxins, Biological
Water Pollutants, Chemical

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.10.2014

Date Revised 09.08.2014

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.025

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM235814539