Hi all…Legionella, PFAS, cyanotoxins, lead/manganese, and microplastics continue to be the focus of many drinking water research papers being published in the last couple of years. In keeping with this observation, the National Academies Press has released a 304 page report entitled “Management of Legionella in Water Systems.” The authors are very well known in the drinking water research area (including Joan Rose, Mark LeChevallier, Nick Ashbolt, and Michele Prevost).
“The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine were asked by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to address the state of the science with regard to Legionella including its ecology, disease diagnosis, amplification within water systems, quantification, prevention and control, policy and guidance, and all associated research needs.” I’ve reproduced the table of contents below and the 7 MB report is available for free download at: https://www.nap.edu/download/25474 or
Bill
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Management of Legionella in Water Systems (2019)
SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
1 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
2 DIAGNOSIS, ECOLOGY, AND EXPOSURE PATHWAYS…………………………………………. 31
3 QUANTIFICATION OF LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE AND LEGIONELLA……………… 95
4 STRATEGIES FOR LEGIONELLA CONTROL AND THEIR APPLICATION IN BUILDING WATER SYSTEMS…………………………………………………..175
5 REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ON LEGIONELLA CONTROL IN WATER SYSTEMS …………………………………………………………………………………………………..245
ACRONYMS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….285
APPENDIX Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff…………………………………289
