Impact of Water Chemistry, Pipe Material and Stagnation on the Building Plumbing Microbiome.

A unique microbiome establishes in the portion of the potable water distribution system within homes and other buildings (i.e., building plumbing). To examine its composition and the factors that shape it, standardized cold water plumbing rigs were deployed at the treatment plant and in the distribu...

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Main Authors: Pan Ji, Jeffrey Parks, Marc A Edwards, Amy Pruden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141087