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AWWA JAW21076
- Journal AWWA - Dead Ends, Red Water, and Scrap Piles
- Journal Article by American Water Works Association, 07/01/1987
- Publisher: AWWA
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The ideas presented in this article contradict some firmly entrenched notions in the water industry. Observations made by the author cast doubt on the infallibility of a negative Langelier index as an indication of the occurrence of red water. Complaints of red water (and perhaps corrosion rates) were reduced when the calcium carbonate precipitation potential-hydroxide parameter exceeded 1.0. Includes 4 references, table, figure.