Potable water distributed within a building should be colorless, tasteless, odorless, and aesthetically acceptable to the occupants. It should contain no pathogenic organisms, biological forms, or concentrations of chemicals/metals which may be harmful to human health. In addition, the water should not be corrosive to, or leave deposits on, the distribution system through which it passes or may be retained.(1)

Subject
Buildings, Water, Materials, Corrosion rate, Calcium carbonate, Corrosion attacks, Metals, Pitting, Oxygen, Copper, Deposit corrosion, Potable water, Erosion corrosion
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1971
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