本文对“蓝水”现象的性质、好氧铜管内发生的反应的背景化学进行了一般性观察，并总结了当前的理解。在所有铜腐蚀问题中，从用户管道中产生“蓝水”是最令人困惑的问题之一。本文重点介绍了行业、研究人员和消费者面临的重要挑战。

This paper provides general observations on the nature of the "blue water" phenomenon, background chemistry of reactions occurring within aerobic copper pipes and a summary of current understanding. The production of "blue water" from consumer plumbing is one of the most perplexing of all copper corrosion problems. This paper highlights important challenges that face industry, researchers and consumers.