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PLoS ONE, 2016 The composition and metabolic activities of microbes in drinking water distribution systems can affect water quality and distribution system integrity.
Lee F Stanish +6 more
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An assessment of drinking-water quality post-Haiyan
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2015 Introduction: Access to safe drinking-water is one of the most important public health concerns in an emergency setting. This descriptive study reports on an assessment of water quality in drinking-water supply systems in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan
Bonifacio Magtibay +2 more
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Modeling Chlorine Decay in Drinking Water Distribution Systems using Aquasim
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017 The main purpose of drinking water distribution systems or networks is to supply water of impeccable quality to consumers according to their demand. Problems relating to declining water quality in natural water bodies have been on the increase around the
V. Madzivhandila, E.M.N. Chirwa
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Applied Water Science, 2021 In this paper, the issue of failure assessment in the drinking water distribution system was presented. This specific study was conducted on the water distribution system on the campus of Bahir Dar Institute of Technology.
Roman Abebe Mesalie +2 more
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Climate change and management of biofilms within drinking water distribution systems
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Climate change will increase the temperature of water in our drinking-water distribution systems, impacting the biofilms that grow in these vast infrastructure systems and hence the quality and safety of drinking water at the tap.
C. Calero Preciado +3 more
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Monitoring copper release in drinking water distribution systems
Water Science and Technology, 2008 A new procedure, recently proposed for on-line monitoring of copper released from metal pipes in household plumbing system for drinking water distribution during the development of corrosion processes, is tested experimentally. Experiments were carried out in laboratory controlled conditions, using synthetic water and varying the water alkalinity.
D'Antonio L., Fabbricino M., Panico A.
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Estimation of the Per Capita of Drinking Water Consumption; A Case Study of Ardekan City, Yazd Province [PDF]
علوم و مهندسی آب و فاضلاب, 2017 Enforcement of policies related to water consumption management necessitates the evaluation of a variety of strategies leading to increased water productivity. One of these strategies is the separation of drinking water distribution from other uses.
Ali Asghar SEMSAR YAZDI +2 more
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Impacts of Hurricane Harvey on drinking water quality in two Texas cities
Environmental Research Letters, 2019 Hurricane Harvey devastated large parts of the US Gulf Coast in 2017, and its floodwaters posed a number of threats to the environment and human health.
Matthew R Landsman +7 more
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Sphingomonas paucimobilis as a biofilm producer [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2012 The aim of this study was, for the first time in our country, to identify the capability of isolates of Sphingomonas paucimobilis to form a biofilm. In the 3-month period from January 1st to March 31st 2010, a total of 2630 samples of drinking water ...
Gusman Vera +3 more
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mBio, 2014 Bacterial communities migrate continuously from the drinking water treatment plant through the drinking water distribution system and into our built environment.
Ameet J. Pinto +4 more
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