Water Quality and Microbial Dynamics in a Home Plumbing System Simulator

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) have been detected in the plumbing systems of buildings causing waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. The current research evaluated the occurrence of OPPPs along with phagocytic amoebae and investigated the effects of residential activity and efficacy of treatment options on the microbial community of a simulated home plumbing system (HPS).