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Drinking water contamination from the thermal degradation of plastics: implications for wildfire and structure fire response

Published:2021 Issue:2 Volume:7 Page:274-284
ISSN:2053-1400
Container-title:Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
language:en
Short-container-title:Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol.

Author:

Isaacson Kristofer P.¹²³⁴,Proctor Caitlin R.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Wang Q. Erica¹²³⁴,Edwards Ethan Y.⁶²³⁴^ORCID,Noh Yoorae⁶²³⁴,Shah Amisha D.¹²³⁴⁶^ORCID,Whelton Andrew J.¹²³⁴⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering

2. Purdue University

3. West Lafayette

4. USA

5. School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

6. Lyles School of Civil Engineering

Abstract

Plastic pipes are susceptible to thermal degradation which can produce volatile organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene that leach into drinking water.

Funder

Purdue University

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Environmental Engineering

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/EW/D0EW00836B

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