Extreme weather events: Should drinking water quality management systems adapt to changing risk profiles?

SJ Khan, D Deere, FDL Leusch, A Humpage… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Among the most widely predicted and accepted consequences of global climate change are
increases in both the frequency and severity of a variety of extreme weather events. Such …

Mixed chlorine/chloramines in disinfected water and drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs): a critical review

R Pan, TY Zhang, H He, ZX Zheng, ZY Dong, HX Zhao… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Mixed chlorine/chloramines are commonly occurring in real drinking water distribution
systems (DWDSs) but often overlooked. This review provides a comprehensive overview of …

Performance indicators for small-and medium-sized water supply systems: a review

H Haider, R Sadiq, S Tesfamariam - Environmental reviews, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Water supply systems (WSSs) are one of the most important and expensive core public
infrastructures. The primary objective of a water supply utility is to have this valuable asset …

Complexities of the urban drinking water systems in Ethiopia and possible interventions for sustainability

BA Beker, ML Kansal - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
Rapid urbanization in develo** countries has imposed threats and challenges to basic
urban infrastructures like drinking water, transportation, and energy systems. The existing …

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 …

Evaluation of suitable chlorine bulk-decay models for water distribution systems

I Fisher, G Kastl, A Sathasivan - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
Maintaining the chlorine residual is a major disinfection goal for many water distribution
systems. A suitable general chlorine bulk-decay model is required for simulation of chlorine …

Modeling of chlorine decay in drinking water supply systems using EPANET MSX

L Monteiro, D Figueiredo, S Dias, R Freitas… - Procedia …, 2014 - Elsevier
The modelling of chlorine residual in water supply systems is of great importance in
managing disinfectant concentrations throughout the network. First order decay kinetics are …

New model of chlorine-wall reaction for simulating chlorine concentration in drinking water distribution systems

I Fisher, G Kastl, A Sathasivan - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate modelling of chlorine concentrations throughout a drinking water system needs
sound mathematical descriptions of decay mechanisms in bulk water and at pipe walls. Wall …

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 …

A suitable model of combined effects of temperature and initial condition on chlorine bulk decay in water distribution systems

I Fisher, G Kastl, A Sathasivan - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
Maintaining a chlorine residual is a major disinfection goal in many water distribution
systems. A suitable general model of chlorine decay in the transported bulk water is an …