Health Aspects of Plumbing
Title | Health Aspects of Plumbing PDF eBook |
Author | World Health Organization |
Publisher | World Health Organization |
Pages | 139 |
Release | 2006-03-03 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9241563184 |
This publication describes the processes involved in the design installation and maintenance of modern plumbing systems. It recommends a number of plumbing system design and installation specifications that have demonstrated their validity from years of experience. It also examines the microbiological chemical physical and financial risks associated with plumbing and outlines the major risk management strategies that are used in the plumbing industry and emphasizes the importance of measures to conserve supplies of clean water. This work is dedicated to assisting developing countries in achieving the best possible plumbing levels to ensure the highest health benefits from use of sound plumbing practices. It is aimed at administrators and plumbers working in areas that are served by a mains drinking- water supply or sewerage system or are about to install a mains drinking- water supply or sewerage system. It should be of particular value to those working in countries or areas that are in the early stages of introducing modern plumbing systems. While it draws attention to the problems of drinking- water supply and waste removal in developing countries and outlines some of the strategies currently used it does not systematically cover issues specific to developing countries.
Guidelines on Health Aspects of Plumbing
Title | Guidelines on Health Aspects of Plumbing PDF eBook |
Author | Floyd B. Taylor |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Plumbing |
ISBN |
Management of Legionella in Water Systems
Title | Management of Legionella in Water Systems PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2020-02-20 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 030949382X |
Legionnaires' disease, a pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, is the leading cause of reported waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Legionella occur naturally in water from many different environmental sources, but grow rapidly in the warm, stagnant conditions that can be found in engineered water systems such as cooling towers, building plumbing, and hot tubs. Humans are primarily exposed to Legionella through inhalation of contaminated aerosols into the respiratory system. Legionnaires' disease can be fatal, with between 3 and 33 percent of Legionella infections leading to death, and studies show the incidence of Legionnaires' disease in the United States increased five-fold from 2000 to 2017. Management of Legionella in Water Systems reviews the state of science on Legionella contamination of water systems, specifically the ecology and diagnosis. This report explores the process of transmission via water systems, quantification, prevention and control, and policy and training issues that affect the incidence of Legionnaires' disease. It also analyzes existing knowledge gaps and recommends research priorities moving forward.
Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
Title | Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality PDF eBook |
Author | World Health Organization |
Publisher | World Health Organization |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9789241545037 |
This volume describes the methods used in the surveillance of drinking water quality in the light of the special problems of small-community supplies, particularly in developing countries, and outlines the strategies necessary to ensure that surveillance is effective.
Report of Public Health Service Technical Committee on Plumbing Standards
Title | Report of Public Health Service Technical Committee on Plumbing Standards PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Public Health Service. Technical Committee on Plumbing Standards |
Publisher | |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Plumbing |
ISBN |
Recommended Minimum Requirements for Plumbing
Title | Recommended Minimum Requirements for Plumbing PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Dept. of commerce. Building code committee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 1929 |
Genre | Plumbing |
ISBN |
Report of Public Health Service Technical Committee on Plumbing Standards, September 1962, a Proposed Revision of the National Plumbing Code, ASA A40.8-1955
Title | Report of Public Health Service Technical Committee on Plumbing Standards, September 1962, a Proposed Revision of the National Plumbing Code, ASA A40.8-1955 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Public Health Service |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | |
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