Corrosion is still the most common contributor to failures in Water Distribution Networks
(WDNs), causing detrimental techno-socio-economic impacts. Although the corrosion …

Legionellae are waterborne bacteria which are capable of causing potentially fatal
Legionnaires' disease (LD), as well as Pontiac Fever. Public concern about Legionella …

Complex crystallographic composition of the corrosion products is studied by diffraction
methods and results obtained after different pre-treatment of samples are compared. The …

Need for global water security has spurred growing interest in wastewater reuse to offset
demand for municipal water. While reclaimed (ie, nonpotable) microbial water quality …

Free chlorine consumption in distribution systems is due both to chemical reactions
occurring in the bulk phase and at the pipe walls. Knowledge of the relative importance of …

The development of biofilms and their role in public health-particularly drinking water-is
often overlooked. Ideal for anyone interested in water related issues, Microbiological …

We hypothesize that the increase in reported Legionnaires' disease from June 2014 to
November 2015 in Genesee County, MI (where Flint is located) was directly linked to the …

Deterioration in drinking water quality in distribution networks represents a problem in
drinking water distribution. These can be an increase in microbial numbers, an elevated …

Little is known about how the growth of halogenated disinfection by-products (DBPs) in
drinking water is affected by time spent in a distribution system. Experiments were performed …

Iron release from pipe scale is an important reason for water quality deterioration in drinking
water distribution systems (DWDS) globally. Disruption of pipe scale, release and …