饮用水曝气直接影响pH值和溶解无机碳（DIC）。由于这种影响，如果饮用水的pH值和DIC水平合适，曝气被认为是一种处理饮用水铜腐蚀的有用技术。在这项研究中，在蒙大拿州佛罗伦萨市的一个小型公共供水系统，即森林景观业主系统中，采用曝气来控制铜腐蚀。对曝气进行了评估:其降低铜浓度的能力；易于安装和操作；而且，对于一个小型系统来说，它的成本很高。

Aeration of drinking water has been shown to directly impact the pH and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). Because of this impact, aeration has been suggested as a useful technique to treat drinking water for copper corrosion provided the drinking water pH and DIC levels are appropriate. In this study, aeration was applied to control copper corrosion in a small public water system, the Forest View Homeowners System, in Florence, Montana. Aeration was evaluated for: its ability to reduce copper concentrations; its ease of installation and operation; and, its cost to a small system.