DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS ARISING FROM HOUSEHOLD WATER PIPES
AND PIPEWORK MATERIALS

D 2016

DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS ARISING FROM HOUSEHOLD WATER PIPES AND PIPEWORK MATERIALS

RAJASÄRKKÄ, Suvi Johanna Irene, Jan KUTA, Jonáš LAČŇÁK and Luděk BLÁHA

Basic information

Original name

DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS ARISING FROM HOUSEHOLD WATER PIPES AND PIPEWORK MATERIALS

Authors

RAJASÄRKKÄ, Suvi Johanna Irene (246 Finland, belonging to the institution), Jan KUTA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jonáš LAČŇÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Luděk BLÁHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

BRNO, PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL PHD STUDENTS CONFERENCE, (MENDELNET 2016), p. 1005-1010, 6 pp. 2016

Publisher

MENDEL UNIV BRNO, FAC AGRONOMY

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00088774

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

ISBN

978-80-7509-443-8

UT WoS

000392968500180

Keywords in English

drinking water; water pipes; PEX; volatile compounds; MTBE; ETBE; TBA; heavy metals; anti-hormonal activity

Abstract

V originále

Water pipe materials can have significant effect on drinking water quality. Whereas heavy metals originate from metal pipes and couplings, new plastic polyethylene pipes can also leach different organic compounds that can effect olfactory and taste properties of water, and even be harmful to consumers. In this project the effect of crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) pipes on water quality was studied in laboratory and in residences with drinking water pipes made of different pipe materials. PEX pipes leached several organic volatile compounds, such as methyl and ethyl tert-butyl ethers (MTBE and ETBE) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) in the water in both laboratory tests and in the studied house. Water incubated in the pipes in laboratory was found to leach anti-androgenic and anti-retinoid X-like compounds. Water metal content was not affected by PEX pipes but rather the couplings and other network materials. Risks of leached compounds were low, and mostly affecting the taste and odour of water. Metal couplings and other metal network materials in household can potentially increase harmful metal exposure of residents.

Links

GA13-20357S, research and development project

Name: Studium distribuce steroidních látek ve složkách pevných environmentálních matric.

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

LM2015051, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

LO1214, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

4SGA8581, interní kód MU

Name: Effects of organic lining materials of water pipes to the chemical burden of water (Acronym: WaterChem)

Investor: South-Moravian Region, Incoming grants

Citovat

RAJASÄRKKÄ, Suvi Johanna Irene, Jan KUTA, Jonáš LAČŇÁK and Luděk BLÁHA. DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS ARISING FROM HOUSEHOLD WATER PIPES AND PIPEWORK MATERIALS. Online. In Polak, O Cerkal, R Belcredi, NB Horky, P Vacek, P. PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL PHD STUDENTS CONFERENCE, (MENDELNET 2016). BRNO: MENDEL UNIV BRNO, FAC AGRONOMY, 2016, p. 1005-1010. ISBN 978-80-7509-443-8.

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RAJASÄRKKÄ, Suvi Johanna Irene, Jan KUTA, Jonáš LAČŇÁK and Luděk BLÁHA. DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS ARISING FROM HOUSEHOLD WATER PIPES AND PIPEWORK MATERIALS. Online. In Polak, O Cerkal, R Belcredi, NB Horky, P Vacek, P. \textit{PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL PHD STUDENTS CONFERENCE, (MENDELNET 2016)}. BRNO: MENDEL UNIV BRNO, FAC AGRONOMY, 2016, p.~1005-1010. ISBN~978-80-7509-443-8.

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