Source water characteristics and building-specific factors influence corrosion and point of use water quality in a decentralized Arctic drinking water system.

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Abstract
Access to clean and safe drinking water is a perpetual concern in Arctic communities due to challenging climatic conditions, limited options for the transportation of equipment and process chemicals, and the ongoing effects of colonialism. Water samples were gathered from multiple locations in a decentralized trucked drinking water system in Nunavut, Canada, over the course of one year. The results indicate that point of use drinking water quality was impacted by conditions in the source water and in individual buildings and strongly suggest that lead and copper measured at the tap were related to corrosion of onsite premises plumbing components. Humic-like substances were the dominant organic fraction in all samples, as determined by regional integration of fluorescence data. Iron and manganese levels in the source water and throughout the water system were higher in the winter and lower in the summer months. Elevated concentrations of copper (>2000 µg L-1) and lead (>5 µg L-1) were detected in tap water from some buildings. Field flow fractionation coupled with an ICP-MS and a UV-Vis spectrometer was used to demonstrate the link between source water characteristics (high organics, iron, manganese) and lead and copper in point of use drinking water.
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Authors Gora, Stephanie;Trueman, Benjamin F;Soucie, Tim Anaviapik;Gavin, Megan Kunuk;Ontiveros, C Carolina;Campbell, Jessica;L'Herault, Vincent;Stoddart, Amina K;Gagnon, Graham A;
Journal Environmental science & technology
Year 2020
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10.1021/acs.est.9b04691
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