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Critical Review: Propensity of Premise Plumbing Pipe Materials to Enhance or Diminish Growth of Legionella and Other Opportunistic Pathogens [PDF]

Pathogens, 2020
Growth of Legionella pneumophila and other opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in drinking water premise plumbing poses an increasing public health concern.
Abraham C. Cullom, Rebekah L. Martin, Yang Song, Krista Williams, Amanda Williams, Amy Pruden, Marc A. Edwards   +6 more
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Living with Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogens

Microorganisms, 2020
Legionella spp. and other opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs), including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium avium, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Acinetobacter baumannii, are normal inhabitants of natural waters, drinking water ...
Joseph O. Falkinham
doaj   +2 more sources

Impacts of household water demands and water heater delivery temperatures on opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) in a residential setting. [PDF]

Total Environ Microbiol
Logan-Jackson A, Alja'fari J, Uppoor V, Ullah T, Dootz J.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Replicable simulation of distal hot water premise plumbing using convectively-mixed pipe reactors

PLoS ONE, 2020
A lack of replicable test systems that realistically simulate hot water premise plumbing conditions at the laboratory-scale is an obstacle to identifying key factors that support growth of opportunistic pathogens (OPs) and opportunities to stem disease ...
M. Storme Spencer, Abraham C. Cullom, William J. Rhoads, Amy Pruden, Marc A. Edwards, Zhi Zhou   +5 more
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Methylobacterium spp.: Emerging Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens [PDF]

, 2017
Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) are microbial residents of drinking water systems and premise plumbing that cause infection. Premise plumbing includes water pipes in hospitals, houses, apartment buildings or office buildings. OPPPs share a number of characteristics that contribute to their growth and survival in drinking water systems.
Szwetkowski, Kyle John
openaire   +3 more sources

Balancing Building Water Conservation and Microbial Water Quality

Water Resources Research
Flow restrictors are widely used to improve water efficiency by limiting flow rates in faucets and showerheads. While these devices contribute to significant reductions in water consumption and associated energy costs, they may also pose unintended risks
Claire Hayward, Sarah‐Jane Haig, Jimmy Walker, Cathy Whapham, Harriet Whiley   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Vertical stratification of the water microbiome in an electric water heater tank: implications for premise plumbing opportunistic pathogens. [PDF]

J Water Health
ABSTRACT Hot water systems are the most frequent environment associated with the prevalence and growth of opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs). Previous studies identified water heaters as a source of waterborne diseases and concluded that design variables may contribute to their prevalence.
Gomez-Alvarez V, Ryu H, McNeely M, Muhlen C, Williams D, Lytle D, Boczek L.   +6 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Seasonal Assessment of Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens in Roof-Harvested Rainwater Tanks

Environmental Science & Technology, 2017
A seasonal study on the occurrence of six opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) in 24 roof-harvested rainwater (RHRW) tanks repeatedly sampled over six monthly sampling events (n = 144) from August 2015 to March 2016 was conducted using quantitative qPCR. Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Enterococcus spp.
Kerry A. Hamilton, Warish Ahmed, Andrew Palmer, Kylie Smith, Simon Toze, Charles N. Haas   +5 more
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Human Health Risks from Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens at a Residential Testing Facility

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens (OPPPs), Legionella pneumophila, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, contribute significantly to the waterborne disease burden in the United States.
Jumana Hamdi Mahmoud Alja'fari, Kerry A Hamilton, Hunter Quon, Alshae' Logan-Jackson, Tania Ullah   +4 more
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Mitigation of opportunistic pathogens in hot water systems: a review focused on premise plumbing in South Africa

Water SA
Water reticulation systems (i.e., premise plumbing) serve as a reservoir for opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) to survive within these premise systems.  OPPPs can be transmitted to individuals mainly via inhalation of aerosols from these water systems.
null SJ Moodley, null SN Venter, null P Muchesa, null TG Barnard, null A Singh   +4 more
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