Trinkwasser und seine “Verpackung” Werkstoff – Von der Antike bis heute –

Drinking water and its “packaging” material – From classical antiquity until today – Good drinking water and technical highly developed pipe materials for drinking water supply are the basic for a high standard of living. Today it is possible to draw off an hygienic, well tasting water at every time. The public water services have been developed during the millenniums. The reaction of water with the pipework had increasingly to be taken into account. The results of the research and development programme “Corrosion und Corrosion Protection” (FE‐KKS), during the last 20 years, supported the practical experience. Many of these results have been the basic for standardisation and technical rules. This report shows essential steps to a technical level of the public water supply.