BE/MUSE: Towards a Sustainable Potable Water Infrastructure- Ecology, Aesthetics and Economics of Corrosion

0223992爱德华兹这个缪斯项目将建立一个跨学科的团队，全面解决饮用水基础设施腐蚀问题，这是一个困扰供水供应商和房屋所有者的数十亿美元的全球问题。腐蚀是毁灭性的，因为更换管道的经济负担，腐蚀副产品可能对健康造成的不利影响，以及不想要的和产生恐惧的美学问题，包括变色的水和异味和气味。跨学科团队将通过讨论以下内容来综合更好地了解腐蚀：导致管道腐蚀的化学和生物原因；评估基础设施损坏和更换成本的经济模型；金属的感官特性和感官评估方法；与饮用水相关的健康、消费者和监管问题。参与研究的专业人员和学生来自六个学科(土木工程和环境工程、经济学、食品和感官科学、公共卫生、监管事务、水处理和供水)、三个国家、六个不同的国家机构和协会以及三所大学。这些不同群体的参与将产生必要的科学和工程洞察力，以适应社会和监管需求的方式改善安全用水。该项目的影响将不仅仅是其技术发现。参与者致力于科学地和公开地传播他们的知识。将提交两份白皮书在科学期刊上发表。公众将直接得到服务，让公民团体参与讨论，为消费者网站准备公共利益宣传材料，其他非技术性文章将出现在Op-Flow(面向公用事业工人的广泛阅读的水务行业出版物)上。

0223992 Edwards This MUSES project will build an interdisciplinary team to comprehensively address drinking water infrastructure corrosion, which is a multi-billion dollar world-wide problem plaguing water suppliers and home owners. Corrosion is devastating due to the economic burden of replacing plumbing, potential adverse health effects of corrosion by-products, and unwanted and fear-producing aesthetic problems including discolored water and off tastes and odors. The interdisciplinary team will synthesize a better understanding of corrosion through discussions of: chemical and biological causes of corrosion in pipes; economic models that assess costs of infrastructure damage and replacement; sensory properties of metals and sensory evaluation methods; health, consumer, and regulatory issues related to drinking water. The participating research professionals and students represent six disciplines (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Food and Sensory Science, Public Health, Regulatory Affairs, Water Treatment and Supply), three countries, six different national agencies and associations, and three universities. Participation of these diverse groups will produce the scientific and engineering insights necessary for improving safe water in a manner that is tempered by societal and regulatory needs.The project's impacts will be broader than just its technical discoveries. The participants are committed to scientific and public dissemination of their knowledge. Two white papers will be submitted for publication in scientific journals. The public will be directly served by involving a citizen's group in discussions, preparing public interest out-reach materials for a consumer-based website, and other non-technical articles will appear in Op-Flow (a widely read water industry publication for utility workers).