对家庭饮用水系统中铅的溶解及其从源头到消费点的后续传输进行了建模。径向扩散和对流传质分别用于测定停滞和流动条件下水中铅浓度的增加。随后到消耗点的传输使用轴向对流进行建模。开发了一个计算机代码，用于预测给定用水模式下水龙头处的瞬时和平均铅浓度，以及管道中多个铅源的位置。 该模型已用于分析方案设计对铅水平测量可变性的影响。

Dissolution of lead, and its subsequent transport from source to the point of consumption in a household drinking water system is modeled. Radial diffusion and convective mass transfer are used to determine the increase in lead concentration in water under stagnant and flow conditions, respectively. Subsequent transport to the point of consumption is modeled using axial convection. A computer code has been developed to predict the instantaneous and mean lead concentrations at the faucet for a given water consumption pattern, and locations of multiple lead sources in the pipeline. The model has been used to analyze the effect of protocol design on measured variability in lead levels.