Considerations for large building water quality after extended stagnation

CR Proctor, WJ Rhoads, T Keane, M Salehi… - AWWA water …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The unprecedented number of building closures related to the coronavirus disease (COVID‐
19) pandemic is concerning because water stagnation will occur in many buildings that do …

Roles and knowledge gaps of point-of-use technologies for mitigating health risks from disinfection byproducts in tap water: a critical review

B Chen, J Jiang, X Yang, X Zhang, P Westerhoff - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to rising concerns about water pollution and affordability, there is a rapidly-growing
public acceptance and global market for a variety of point-of-use (POU) devices for domestic …

Drinking water microbiology in a water-efficient building: stagnation, seasonality, and physicochemical effects on opportunistic pathogen and total bacteria …

CJ Ley, CR Proctor, G Singh, K Ra, Y Noh… - … : Water Research & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The rising trend in water conservation awareness has given rise to the use of water-efficient
appliances and fixtures for residential potable water systems. This study characterized the …

Critical Review: Propensity of Premise Plumbing Pipe Materials to Enhance or Diminish Growth of Legionella and Other Opportunistic Pathogens

AC Cullom, RL Martin, Y Song, K Williams, A Williams… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Growth of Legionella pneumophila and other opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in drinking
water premise plumbing poses an increasing public health concern. Premise plumbing is …

[HTML][HTML] Tenets of a holistic approach to drinking water-associated pathogen research, management, and communication

C Proctor, E Garner, KA Hamilton, NJ Ashbolt… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, drinking water-associated pathogens that can cause infections in
immunocompromised or otherwise susceptible individuals (henceforth referred to as DWPI) …

Prioritizing urban water scarcity mitigation strategies based on hybrid multi-criteria decision approach under fuzzy environment

Ö Ekmekcioğlu, K Koc, I Dabanli, A Deniz - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was undertaken to be a remedy to urban water scarcity phenomena having
escalated consequences with the contemporaneous effects of climate change and over …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of chlorine-based disinfectants to control Legionella within premise plumbing systems

H Xi, KE Ross, J Hinds, PJ Molino, H Whiley - Water research, 2024 - Elsevier
Legionella is an opportunistic waterborne pathogen that causes Legionnaires' disease. It
poses a significant public health risk, especially to vulnerable populations in health care …

A critical review on the factors that influence opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens: from building entry to fixtures in residences

AR Logan-Jackson, MD Batista, W Healy… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Residential buildings provide unique conditions for opportunistic premise plumbing
pathogen (OPPP) exposure via aerosolized water droplets produced by showerheads …

Recovery of microbiological quality of long-term stagnant tap water in university buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Ye, X Xian, R Bao, Y Zhang, M Feng, W Lin… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Stagnant water can cause water quality deterioration and, in particular, microbiological
contaminations, posing potential health risks to occupants. University buildings were …

Biofilm-responsive encapsulated-phage coating for autonomous biofouling mitigation in water storage systems

P Zuo, J Metz, P Yu, PJJ Alvarez - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilms in water storage systems may harbor pathogens that threaten public health.
Chemical disinfectants are marginally effective in eradicating biofilms due to limited …