"degradation of pipe materials in long-term applications." "the new exposure device show the potential of this technique for a tremendous reduction of testing time in order to study the degradation characteristics of polymeric materials under ClO2 exposure."

{Tested at 1 ppm and ph of 7 for 8 wks} "Results show that ClO2 has a deep effect on all the materials tested (plastics and metals) and that severe damage occurs due to its strong oxidizing power in terms of surface chemical modification of metals and progressive cracking of plastics. These phenomena could in turn become an issue for the health and safety of drinking water due to progressive leakage of degraded products in the water."