Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes
containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the …

Climate change, severe droughts, population growth, demand increase, and poor
management during the recent decades have further stressed the scarce freshwater …

Growth of Legionella pneumophila and other opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in drinking
water premise plumbing poses an increasing public health concern. Premise plumbing is …

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the daily pattern of activities
changed dramatically for people across the globe, as they socially distanced and worked …

As drinking water travels from its source, through various treatment processes, hundreds to
thousands of kilometres of distribution network pipes, to the taps in private homes and public …

There is concern about potential exposure to opportunistic pathogens when reopening
buildings closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, water samples were collected …

The results of preliminary screening tests comparing the total Hg (II) removal capacity of 11
different brands of commercial activated carbon indicated that a very high percent (99 …

Residential buildings provide unique conditions for opportunistic premise plumbing
pathogen (OPPP) exposure via aerosolized water droplets produced by showerheads …

Premise plumbing plays an essential role in determining the final quality of drinking water
consumed by customers. However, little is known about the influences of plumbing …

Lead (Pb) in drinking water has re-emerged as a modern public health threat which can vary
widely in space and in time (ie, between homes, within homes and even at the same tap …