Drinking water microbiology in a water-efficient building: stagnation, seasonality, and physicochemical effects on opportunistic pathogen and total bacteria proliferation
Christian Ley, Caitlin R. Proctor, Gulshan Singh, Kyungyeon Ra, Yoorae Noh, Tolulope Odimayomi, Maryam Salehi, Ryan Julien, Jade Mitchell, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Andrew J. Whelton, Tiong Gim Aw
Abstract
The rising trend in water conservation has led to the use of water-efficient fixtures for residential potable water systems, which raises concerns about increasing water age and degraded water quality at the tap.
Topics & Concepts
Potable waterTap waterWater qualitySeasonalityPathogenOpportunistic pathogenWater disinfectionEnvironmental scienceBacteriaBiologyMicrobiologyEnvironmental engineeringEcologyGeneticsPseudomonas aeruginosaWater Treatment and DisinfectionLegionella and Acanthamoeba researchFecal contamination and water quality