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. 2024 Mar 12;58(12):5606–5615. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00583

Table 1. Summary of Synthetic Water Conditions for Cuprosolvency Testing in Copper Tube.

Alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (mg C/L)b pH Orthophosphate Dose (mg/L as P)
35 4.2 7.25 0
0.06
0.13
0.26a
100 12 7.25 0
0.2
0.4
0.6
250 30 7.5 0
0.5
1
1.5
500 60 8 0
1.5
2
2.5
a

After week 20, the orthophosphate dose was decreased to 0.03 mg/L as P.

b

The approximate dissolved inorganic carbon concentration (DIC) was calculated based on the pH and alkalinity of the test water.