It's getting hot in here: Effects of heat on temperature, disinfection, and opportunistic pathogens in drinking water distribution systems

KE Furst, KE Graham, RJ Weisman, KB Adusei - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As global temperatures rise with climate change, the negative effects of heat on drinking
water distribution systems (DWDS) are of increasing concern. High DWDS temperatures are …

Near dissolved organic matter microfiltration (NDOM MF) coupled with UVC LED disinfection to maximize the efficiency of water treatment for the removal of Giardia …

U Lee, ES Jang, S Lee, HJ Kim, CW Kang, M Cho… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfiltration (MF) membranes with a mean pore size same as or smaller than 0.45 µm
have been typically used to separate pathogenic protozoa in water since materials larger …

Modelling solute transport in water disinfection systems: Effects of temperature gradient on the hydraulic and disinfection efficiency of serpentine chlorine contact tanks

D Goodarzi, S Abolfathi, S Borzooei - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chlorine residual plays a key role in determining the quality of treated water and
wastewater. One of the most critical factors affecting chlorine decay rates is flow and ambient …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of hydraulic and water quality modelling in distribution networks: EPANET-PMX

AG Seyoum, TT Tanyimboh - Water Resources Management, 2017 - Springer
Simulation models for water distribution networks are used routinely for many purposes.
Some examples are planning, design, monitoring and control. However, under conditions of …

Integrating water temperature in chlorine decay modelling: a case study

L Monteiro, D Figueiredo, D Covas… - Urban Water Journal, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Temperature is one of the factors that most influences chlorine decay rates in drinking water
systems. The current paper assesses and demonstrates the importance of using a …

Quantifying chlorine-reactive substances to establish a chlorine decay model of reclaimed water using chemical chlorine demands

YH Wang, YH Wu, Y Du, Q Li, Y Cong, ZY Huo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to guarantee the water quality of reclaimed water in pipeline system, a chlorine bulk-
decay model is required for simulation and prediction of chlorine profiles in networks …

[HTML][HTML] Chlorine Disinfection of Legionella spp., L. pneumophila, and Acanthamoeba under Warm Water Premise Plumbing Conditions

RL Martin, K Harrison, CR Proctor, A Martin, K Williams… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Premise plumbing conditions can contribute to low chlorine or chloramine disinfectant
residuals and reactions that encourage opportunistic pathogen growth and create risk of …

Effect of travel time and temperature on chlorine bulk decay in water supply pipes

ON Ozdemir, T Buyruk - Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
An experimental study was performed by using the world standard treated drinking water of
the city of Ankara. Chlorine is known to be consumed in the bulk liquid phase and at the pipe …

[HTML][HTML] Chlorine concentration modelling and supervision in water distribution systems

R Pérez, A Martínez-Torrents, M Martínez, S Grau… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The quality of the drinking water distributed through the networks has become the main
concern of most operators. This work focuses on one of the most important variables of the …

Assessing the Impact of Stochastic Demands and Fixture Purging on Free Chlorine Residuals in Premise Plumbing Systems

E Clements, K Bibby, R Nerenberg - ACS ES&T Water, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, we used modeling with stochastic demands to assess free chlorine
concentrations in premise plumbing systems. Different occupancy scenarios and the use of …