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Category : Bacterial growth
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Control of Biofilm Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Author: Control of Biofilm Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Author: DIANE Publishing CompanyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788106446
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Describes the types of organisms often present in drinking water distribution system biofilms, how biofilms are established and grow, the public health problems associated with having biofilms in the distribution system, and tools that water treatment personnel can use to help control biofilm growth. Glossary of terms, and list of additional resources. Charts, tables and photos.
Control of Biofilm Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Author: Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309103061
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. Distribution systems-consisting of pipes, pumps, valves, storage tanks, reservoirs, meters, fittings, and other hydraulic appurtenances-carry drinking water from a centralized treatment plant or well supplies to consumers' taps. Spanning almost 1 million miles in the United States, distribution systems represent the vast majority of physical infrastructure for water supplies, and thus constitute the primary management challenge from both an operational and public health standpoint. Recent data on waterborne disease outbreaks suggest that distribution systems remain a source of contamination that has yet to be fully addressed. This report evaluates approaches for risk characterization and recent data, and it identifies a variety of strategies that could be considered to reduce the risks posed by water-quality deteriorating events in distribution systems. Particular attention is given to backflow events via cross connections, the potential for contamination of the distribution system during construction and repair activities, maintenance of storage facilities, and the role of premise plumbing in public health risk. The report also identifies advances in detection, monitoring and modeling, analytical methods, and research and development opportunities that will enable the water supply industry to further reduce risks associated with drinking water distribution systems.
Identifying Future Drinking Water Contaminants
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309064325
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
With an increasing population, use of new and diverse chemicals that can enter the water supply, and emergence of new microbial pathogens, the U.S. federal government is faced with a regulatory dilemma: Where should it focus its attention and limited resources to ensure safe drinking water supplies for the future? Identifying Future Drinking Water Contaminants is based on a 1998 workshop on emerging drinking water contaminants. It includes a dozen papers that were presented on new and emerging microbiological and chemical drinking water contaminants, associated analytical and water treatment methods for their detection and removal, and existing and proposed environmental databases to assist in their proactive identification and regulation. The papers are preceded by a conceptual approach and related recommendations to EPA for the periodic creation of future Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate Lists (CCLsâ€"produced every five yearsâ€"include currently unregulated chemical and microbiological substances that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and that may pose health risks).
Seminar Publication
Author: U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781294244479
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.
Prevention and Monitoring of Biofilm Formation in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Author: Fahimeh BimakrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
[Truncated] Biofilm formation in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) causes detrimental impacts on water quality and infrastructure. Biofilms can also act as a reservoir for pathogens, and are thus of public health concern. To discourage biofilm growth in DWDSs, antimicrobial agents (disinfectants) including chlorine, chloramines and ozone are used. However, these chemicals produce harmful disinfection by-products, many of which are toxic and carcinogenic, and hence their formation should be minimised. The challenge to maintain appropriate disinfection and to avoid unwanted effects of biofilm formation in DWDSs requires the development of new technologies for efficient disinfection and microbial control. Biofilm formation is affected by the type of pipe wall material, especially its surface characteristics, including roughness, surface energy and biological affinity. Pipe materials may also release substances that enhance or inhibit biofilm formation, and so influence the presence and persistence of microbial pathogens. A number of nanomaterials having antimicrobial properties have been proposed for use in water treatment. Moreover, microstructured surfaces and other surface coatings have also been reported to inhibit biofilm formation. In this study a number of polymers of different hydrophobicity including high density polyethylene (HDPE), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nylon, with and without embedded copper, as well as a nanomaterial (carbon nanotubes) and marine paint (Hempel X3) were tested for their effects on biofilm formation in a laboratory scale pipe rig containing water from a water supply reservoir (Mundaring Weir, Perth, Western Australia), and compared with the traditional pipe materials stainless steel and concrete. Microbial growth on the tested materials was measured by counting DAPI-stained cells using epifluorscence microscopy, flow cytometry, heterotrophic plate agar, and an ATP assay for measuring cellular activity. Biofouling on all tested materials was detected using all four methods (ATP assay, epifluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry and colony counting) as rapidly as 1 h following installation of the material into the laboratory pipe rig. The results showed that none of the tested materials or coatings showed superior performance in preventing biofilm formation relative to stainless steel or concrete.
Microbial Growth in Drinking Water Supplies
Author: Dick van der KooijPublisher: IWA Publishing
ISBN: 1780400403
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Maintaining the microbial quality in distribution systems and connected installations remains a challenge for the water supply companies all over the world, despite many years of research. This book identifies the main concerns and knowledge gaps related to regrowth and stimulates cooperation in future research. Microbial Growth in Drinking Water Supplies provides an overview of the regrowth issue in different countries and the water quality problems related to regrowth. The book assesses the causes of regrowth in drinking water and the prevention of regrowth by water treatment and distribution. Editors: Dirk van der Kooij and Paul W.J.J. van der Wielen, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, The Netherlands
Microbial Quality of Water Supply in Distribution Systems
Author: Edwin E. GeldreichPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000157555
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Hidden problems, buried deep in the pipe networks of water distribution systems, are very serious potential threats to water quality. Microbial Quality of Water Supply in Distribution Systems outlines the processes and issues related to the degradation of water quality upon passage through networks of pipes, storage reservoirs, and standpipes on its way to the consumer. The risks associated with biofilm accumulation, bacteria, and other contaminants are discussed in great detail. In addition to its excellent microbiological coverage of organisms in drinking water and biofilms in distribution systems, Microbial Quality of Water Supply in Distribution Systems provides clear treatments of the technical and public communication issues most commonly affecting the quality of water and water supply systems. The inclusion of numerous case histories in this new book makes it a complete reference source for anyone concerned with water quality and water distribution systems.
Management of Legionella in Water Systems
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030949382X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Legionnaires' disease, a pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, is the leading cause of reported waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Legionella occur naturally in water from many different environmental sources, but grow rapidly in the warm, stagnant conditions that can be found in engineered water systems such as cooling towers, building plumbing, and hot tubs. Humans are primarily exposed to Legionella through inhalation of contaminated aerosols into the respiratory system. Legionnaires' disease can be fatal, with between 3 and 33 percent of Legionella infections leading to death, and studies show the incidence of Legionnaires' disease in the United States increased five-fold from 2000 to 2017. Management of Legionella in Water Systems reviews the state of science on Legionella contamination of water systems, specifically the ecology and diagnosis. This report explores the process of transmission via water systems, quantification, prevention and control, and policy and training issues that affect the incidence of Legionnaires' disease. It also analyzes existing knowledge gaps and recommends research priorities moving forward.