Award Abstract #0329474
BE-MUSES: Towards Sustainable Materials Use for Drinking Water Infrastructure

NSF Org:	CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Initial Amendment Date:	August 13, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	July 28, 2007
Award Number:	0329474
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Richard J. Fragaszy CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	September 1, 2003
Expires:	August 31, 2009 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$1716996
Investigator(s):	Andrea Dietrich andread@vt.edu (Principal Investigator) Marc Edwards (Co-Principal Investigator) Darrell Bosch (Co-Principal Investigator) Susan Duncan (Co-Principal Investigator) Sharon Dwyer (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1880 Pratt Drive BLACKSBURG, VA 24060 540/231-5281
NSF Program(s):	ERE General, BE-MAT USE:SCIENCE,ENG&SOCIETY, ENGINEERING DESIGN AND INNOVAT
Field Application(s):	0308000 Industrial Technology
Program Reference Code(s):	MANU, 9251, 9231, 9178, 9148, 9146, 9102, 1794, 1787, 1689, 1635, 1464, 1417, 116E, 076E
Program Element Code(s):	7304, 1794, 1464

ABSTRACT

This collaborative Biocomplexity in the Environment Materials Use: Science, Engineering and Society (MUSES) project addresses research issues associated with sustainable materials for drinking water. In the United States, the declining public infrastructure loses 10-32% of potable water resource to holes formed by corrosion, and the cost to simply repair and replace degraded pipes is estimated at $22 billion per year for the public (utility) infrastructure and nearly twice that for private (residential, commercial, school) infrastructures. Leakage and changes in water quality can occur in copper and plastic plumbing systems. This investigation is driven in part by observations of corrosion and pinhole leakage in copper water systems due to reduced natural organic matter in the water, an unintended consequence of emerging water quality requirements that is proving a fruitful focus for technical research with high social impact.

This interdisciplinary study of materials use in drinking water infrastructure brings together researchers and students from seven disciplines: economics, food and sensory science, community health, civil engineering, environmental engineering, microbiology, and materials engineering. Because all problems with materials use in drinking water infrastructure are inextricably interwoven, three phases of work will be conducted on the basis of organizational necessity including: (1) biochemistry of materials degradation and water quality; (2) aesthetics and analytical chemistry of corroded materials; and (3) economics, health and perception in consumer decision-making. This project will establish the degradation of systems from the macro to the micros level of study, integrating between materials use and human needs / perceptions in a rigorous fashion through the modeling of economic decision-making that is tied to the experimental investigation of corrosion and taste testing, as well as the analytical models of consumer preference. International collaborations with South Korea and Brazil, and the involvement with USEPA, Washington Suburban Sanitation council, US Army, US Department of Human and Heath Services, and several consumer groups will provide methods of disseminating the research and educating the public to the broader significance of maintaining a sustainable potable water infrastructure.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Abhijeet, D., Schock, M., N. Murray, M. Edwards.  "Lead leaching from In-Line Brass Devices: A Critical Evaluation of the Existing Standard,"  Journal of American Water Works Association,  v.97-8,  2005,  p. 66.

Cerrato, José M, L.P. Reyes, C.N. Alvarado, A. M. Dietrich.  "Effect of PVC and iron materials on Mn (II) deposition in drinking water distribution systems,"  Water Research,  v.40-14,  2006,  p. 2720.

Cuppett, J.D., S. E. Duncan, A. M. Dietrich.  "Evaluation of copper speciation and water quality factors that affect aqueous copper tasting sensitivity.,"  Chemical Senses,  v.31,  2006,  p. 689.

Dietmar Glindemann, Andrea M. Dietrich, H.-J. Staerk, and Peter Kuschk..  "The Two Smells of Touched or Pickled Iron (Skin) Carbonyl-Hydrocarbons and Organophosphines,"  Angewandte Chemie Intl. Edition (European Journal "Applied Chemistry" ),  v.45,  2006,  p. 7006.

Edwards, M., Abhijeet, D..  "Role of chlorine and chloramine in corrosion of lead-bearing plumbing materials,"  Journal American Water Works Association,  v.96,  2004,  p. 69.

Edwards, M., Abhijeet, D..  "Role of chlorine and chloramine in corrosion of lead-bearing plumbing materials,"  Journal American Water Works Association,  v.96,  2004,  p. 69.

Edwards, M., and S. Triantafyllidou, S..  "Chloride to Sulfate Mass Ratio and Lead Leaching to Water,"  Journal American Water Works Association,  v.99,  2007, 

Heim, T. A. M. Dietrich.  "Sensory Aspects of Drinking Water in Contact with Epoxy-lined Pipe,"  Water Science and Technology,  v.55,  2007,  p. 161.

Heim, T. A. M. Dietrich.  "Sensory Aspects of Drinking Water in Contact with Epoxy-lined Pipe,"  Water Science and Technology,  v.55,  2007,  p. 161.

JaeHee Hong, Susan Duncan, Andrea M. Dietrich, Sean OKeefe.  "Effect of Copper on Volatile Flavor Compounds in a Model Mouth System.,"  Journal for Agricultural and Food Chemistry,  v.54,  2006,  p. 9168.

Loganathan, G.V., Lee, J.  ""Decision tool for optimal replacement of plumbing systems","  Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems,  v.22-4,  2005,  p. 189.

Monique L. Durand and Andrea M. Dietrich.  "Contributions of silane cross-linked PEX pipe to chemical/solvent odors in drinking water?, Water Science and Technology, 55:5:153-160, 2007.,"  Water Science and Technology,  v.55,  2007,  p. 153.

Monique L. Durand, Andrea M.Dietrich.  "Water Quality Changes Associated with New and Standard Domestic Distribution System Piping Materials,"  Florida Water Resources Journal,  v.58,  2006,  p. 65.

Monique L. Durand, Andrea M.Dietrich.  "Water Quality Changes Associated with New and Standard Domestic Distribution System Piping Materials,"  Florida Water Resources Journal,  v.58,  2006,  p. 65.

Omur-Ozbek, P., J. C. Little , A. M. Dietrich.  "Ability of humans to smell geosmin, 2-MIB and nonadienal in indoor air when using contaminated drinking water,"  Water Science and Technology,  v.55,  2007,  p. 259.

Triantafyllidou, S., and M. Edwards.  "A Critical Evaluation of the NSF 61/Section 9 Test Water,"  Journal American Water Works Association,  v.99,  2007, 

Triantafyllidou, S., and M. Edwards..  "Lead Particles in Potable Water,"  Journal American Water Works Association,  v.100,  2007,  p. 107.

Triantafyllidou, S., J. Parks and M. Edwards.  "Lead Particles in Potable Water,"  Journal of the American Water Works Association,  v.99,  2007,  p. 107.

Whelton, A.J., A.M. Dietrich, G.A. Burlingame, M. Johnson, S.E. Duncan.  "How Important is the Taste of Minerals in Drinking Water to Consumers,"  Water Science and Technology,  v.55,  2007,  p. 283.

Zhang, Y., Triantafyllidou, S., and Edwards M..  "Effect of Nitrification on GAC Filtration on Copper and Lead Leaching in Home Plumbing Systems,"  ASCE Journal Environmental Engineering,  v.134,  2008,  p. 521.


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