[HTML][HTML] Methodological approaches for studying the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems

I Douterelo, JB Boxall, P Deines, R Sekar, KE Fish… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
The study of the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) has
traditionally been based on culturing organisms from bulk water samples. The development …

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] An experimental study on the influence of water stagnation and temperature change on water quality in a full-scale domestic drinking water system

L Zlatanović, JP van der Hoek, JHG Vreeburg - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The drinking water quality changes during the transport through distribution systems.
Domestic drinking water systems (DDWSs), which include the plumbing between the water …

Influence of pipe materials on the microbial community in unchlorinated drinking water and biofilm

KLG Learbuch, H Smidt, P Van Der Wielen - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodegradable compounds can cause undesired microbial growth in drinking water systems
and these compounds can originate from the water or pipe materials used in drinking water …

How do you like your tap water?

F Rosario-Ortiz, J Rose, V Speight, U Gunten… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The expectation that tap water is safe has been sorely tested by the recent events in Flint,
Michigan, where lead contamination has caused a public health emergency. Apart from …

Disinfection exhibits systematic impacts on the drinking water microbiome

Z Dai, MC Sevillano-Rivera, ST Calus… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Limiting microbial growth during drinking water distribution is achieved either by maintaining
a disinfectant residual or through nutrient limitation without using a disinfectant. The impact …

Drinking water temperature around the globe: understanding, policies, challenges and opportunities

C Agudelo-Vera, S Avvedimento, J Boxall, E Creaco… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water temperature is often monitored at water sources and treatment works; however, there
is limited monitoring of the water temperature in the drinking water distribution system …

A novel, optical, on-line bacteria sensor for monitoring drinking water quality

B Højris, SCB Christensen, HJ Albrechtsen, C Smith… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Today, microbial drinking water quality is monitored through either time-consuming
laboratory methods or indirect on-line measurements. Results are thus either delayed or …

[HTML][HTML] Biofouling potential indicators to assess pretreatment and mitigate biofouling in SWRO membranes: A short review

A Abushaban, SG Salinas-Rodriguez, M Philibert… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Many desalination plants still struggle to control biological fouling in seawater reverse
osmosis (SWRO) systems as there are no standard methods to monitor this type of fouling …

Online microbial fingerprinting for quality management of drinking water: Full-scale event detection

J Favere, B Buysschaert, N Boon, B De Gusseme - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial regrowth during drinking water distribution can result in a variety of problems such
as a deviating taste and odor, and may even pose a risk to public health. Frequent …