[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) …

Confirming the Presence of Legionella pneumophila in Your Water System: A Review of Current Legionella Testing Methods

JT Walker, PJ McDermott - Journal of AOAC International, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Legionnaires' disease has been recognized since 1976 and Legionella pneumophila still
accounts for more than 95% of cases. Approaches in countries, including France, suggest …

Growth of Legionella during COVID-19 lockdown stagnation

WJ Rhoads, F Hammes - Environmental Science: Water Research & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
While “avoiding stagnation” has been the mantra of many building water quality experts, the
foundational support for how this terminology is used in peer-reviewed publications and …

Field-test performance models of a residential micro-cogeneration system based on the hybridization of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and a gas condensing …

N Paulus, V Lemort - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy transition brings focus on cogeneration systems, even at residential levels. One
of the latter systems consists in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) combined …

Flushing temporarily improves microbiological water quality for buildings supplied with chloraminated surface water but has little effect for groundwater supplies

T Kim, X Zhao, TM LaPara… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microbial communities in premise plumbing systems were investigated after more than 2
months of long-term stagnation, during a subsequent flushing event, and during post-flush …

Development of heat-shock resistance in Legionella pneumophila modeled by experimental evolution

J Liang, G Cameron, SP Faucher - Applied and Environmental …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Because it can grow in buildings with complex hot water distribution systems (HWDS),
healthcare facilities recognize the waterborne bacterium Legionella pneumophila as a major …

Optimal control of a fourth generation district heating network using an integrated non-linear model predictive controller

J Jansen, F Jorissen, L Helsen - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
District heating (DH) can help increasing the share of renewable and residual energy
sources in the heating sector. Usually a rule-based controller (RBC) is used for controlling …

[HTML][HTML] Screening innovative technologies for energy-efficient domestic hot water systems

B Hadengue, E Morgenroth, TA Larsen - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Domestic hot water systems are large energy consumers. With the aim of reducing the
energy footprint of these systems, we selected and simulated five technologies across a …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Legionella regulation on a 4th generation district heating substation energy use and cost: the case of a Swiss single-family household

R Toffanin, V Curti, MC Barbato - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 4 th Generation District Heating (4GDH) systems can have a supply temperature
lower than 50° C to decrease losses and to favour the integration of renewable and waste …

Required water temperature in hotel plumbing to control Legionella growth

M Rasheduzzaman, R Singh, CN Haas, PL Gurian - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Legionella spp. occurring in hotel hot water systems, in particular Legionella pneumophila,
are causing serious pneumonic infections, and water temperature is a key factor to control …