Considerations for Large Building Water Quality after Extended Stagnation

Caitlin R Proctor; William J Rhoads; Tim Keane; Maryam Salehi; Kerry Hamilton; Kelsey J Pieper; David M Cwiertny; Michele Prévost; Andrew J Whelton

doi:10.1002/aws2.1186

Back

Considerations for Large Building Water Quality after Extended Stagnation

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

Considerations for Large Building Water Quality after Extended Stagnation

Caitlin R Proctor, William J Rhoads, Tim Keane, Maryam Salehi, Kerry Hamilton, Kelsey J Pieper, David M Cwiertny, Michele Prévost and Andrew J Whelton

AWWA water science, Vol.2(4), pp.e1186-n/a

07/2020

DOI: 10.1002/aws2.1186

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1186View

Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

The unprecedented number of building closures related to the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic is concerning because water stagnation will occur in many buildings that do not have water management plans in place. Stagnant water can have chemical and microbiological contaminants that pose potential health risks for occupants. Health officials, building owners, utilities, and other entities are rapidly developing guidance to address this issue, but the scope, applicability, and details included in the guidance vary widely. To provide a primer of large building water system preventative and remedial strategies, peer‐reviewed, government, industry, and nonprofit literature relevant to water stagnation and decontamination practices for plumbing was synthesized. Preventative practices to help avoid the need for recommissioning (e.g., routine flushing) and specific actions, challenges, and limitations associated with recommissioning were identified and characterized. Considerations for worker and occupant safety were also indicated. The intended audience of this work includes organizations developing guidance.

Review

Details

Title: Subtitle: Considerations for Large Building Water Quality after Extended Stagnation
Creators: Caitlin R Proctor - Purdue University
William J Rhoads - Virginia Tech
Tim Keane - Consulting Engineer, Legionella Risk Management, Inc
Maryam Salehi - University of Memphis
Kerry Hamilton - School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Arizona State University
Kelsey J Pieper - Northeastern University
David M Cwiertny - University of Iowa
Michele Prévost - Professor and Principal Chairholder, NSERC Industrial Chair on Drinking Water, Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal
Andrew J Whelton - Purdue University, Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: AWWA water science, Vol.2(4), pp.e1186-n/a
DOI: 10.1002/aws2.1186
ISSN: 2577-8161
eISSN: 2577-8161
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hoboken, USA
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000139, name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, award: R836890
Language: English
Date published: 07/2020
Academic Unit: Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Public Policy Center (Archive); Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Record Identifier: 9983992002402771

Metrics

19 Record Views