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Publications Details for Grant Number R836880

Water Conservation and Water Quality: Understanding the Impacts of New Technologies and New Operational Strategies

RFA: National Priorities: Impacts of Water Conservation on Water Quality in Premise Plumbing and Water Distribution Systems (2016)

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Abstract Rasheduzzaman M, Singh R, Annapoorna Madireddy L, Gurian PL. Conceptualization to Development of a Decision Support Tool to Manage Building Water Quality. InWorld Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2021 (pp. 925-936). R836880 (Final)
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Dissertation/Thesis Batista MD. Impacts of Water Use Pattern, Temperature and Disinfectant Type on Water Quality in Storage Water Heaters. Masters Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2020. R836880 (2020)
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Dissertation/Thesis Rasheduzzaman M, Gurian P. Reverse QMRA As a Decision Support Tool :Setting Acceptable Concentration Limits for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Naegleria Fowleri. Masters Thesis, Drexel University, 2019. R836880 (2020)
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Journal Article Hamilton KA, Prussin AJ, Ahmed W, Haas CN. Outbreaks of legionnaires’ disease and pontiac fever 2006–2017. Current environmental health reports 2018;5(2):263-71. R836880 (2020)
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Journal Article Rasheduzzaman M, Singh R, Haas CN, Tolofari D, Yassaghi H, Hamilton KA, Yang Z, Gurian PL. Reverse QMRA as a decision support tool:setting acceptable concentration limits for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Naegleria fowleri. Water 2019;11(9):1850. R836880 (2019)
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Journal Article Hamilton KA, Hamilton MT, Johnson W, Jjemba P, Bukhari Z, LeChevallier M, Haas CN, Gurian PL. Risk-based critical doncentrations of Legionella pneumophila for indoor residential water uses. Environmental Science & Technology 2019;53(8):4528-4541. R836880 (2019)
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Journal Article Tolofari DL, Masters SV, Bartrand T, Hamilton KA, Haas CN, Olson M, Summers RS, Rasheduzzaman M, Young A, Singh R, Gurian PL. Full factorial study of pipe characteristics, stagnation times, and water quality. AWWA Water Science 2020;2(5):e1204. R836880 (2020)
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Journal Article Singh R, Hamilton KA, Rasheduzzaman M, Yang Z, Kar S, Fasnacht A, Masters SV, Gurian PL. Managing Water Quality in Premise Plumbing:Subject Matter Experts’ Perspectives and a Systematic Review of Guidance Documents. Water 2020;12(2):347. R836880 (2020)
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Journal Article Tolofari DL, Bartrand T, Masters SV, Duarte Batista M, Haas CN, Olson M, Gurian PL. Influence of Hot Water Temperature and Use Patterns on Microbial Water Quality in Building Plumbing Systems. Environmental Engineering Science 2021. R836880 (Final)
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Journal Article Rasheduzzaman M, Singh R, Haas CN, Gurian PL. Required water temperature in hotel plumbing to control Legionella growth. Water Research 2020:115943. R836880 (2020)
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Paper Hamilton KA, Prussin AJ II, Ahmed W, Haas CN. Global outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever 2006-2017:Epidemiologic trends and environmental sources. Submitted to Current Environmental Health Reports, May 2018. R836880 (2017)
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Presentation Batista MD, Yu Y, Young A, Bartrand T, Tolofari D, Seidel C, Masters S, Summers RS. Impacts of water use pattern, disinfectant type and temperature on water quality storage-type water heaters. Presented at the 16th Annual Rocky Mountain Student Conference, Boulder, CO, May 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Summers RS, Yu Y, Batista MD, Bartrand T, Young A, Tolofari D, Seidel C, Masters S. Impacts of water use pattern, pipe material, pipe size, and disinfectant type on disinfection byproduct behavior in premise plumbing. Presented at the US EPA Update Meeting, Boulder, CO, June 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Young A, Hamilton KA, Masters SV, Olson M, Gurian PL. Water demand trends and relationships to distribution system and premise plumbing water quality:Approaches toward integrated water demand and health risk modelling, in preparation. R836880 (2017)
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Presentation Hamilton K, Gurian PL. Approaches for determining a concentration of concern for nontuberculous mycobacteria in building water systems. Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2-6, 2018. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Bartrand TB, Masters SM, Gurian PL. Building water system risk trade-offs. Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2-6, 2018. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Mraz A, Weir WH, Mitchell J, Gurian PL, Hamilton KA. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of Legionella pneumophila infection during a showering event. Presented at the American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 14, 2018. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Hamilton KA, Joshi S, Haas CN, Gurian PL. Risk-based water quality target concentrations for a complex group of pathogens, the complex (MAC). Presented at the American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 11-15, 2018. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Rasheduzzaman M, Tolofari DL, Yassaghi H, Raj L, Gurian PL, Bartrand T, Hamilton K. The conundrum in premise plumbing: setting acceptable limits using the DALY approach. Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2-6, 2018. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Yang Z, Daley C, Lindsey J, Cheng H, Bartrand T, Hamilton K, Gurian PL. Using reverse QMRA to inform standards for Naegleria. Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2-6, 2018. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Tolofari DL, Haas CN, Masters S, Hamilton KA, Young AN, Summers S, Gurian PL. Determining the effects of water use, pipe material, and pipe diameter on chlorine residual decay in building pipe systems: an artificial neural network approach. Presented at the ACE American Water Works Association’s 138th Annual Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO, June 9-12, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Masters S, Bartrand T, Batista MD, Yu Y, Seidel C, Summers RS. Disinfectant type, water use, and material selection influence opportunistic pathogen ecology and succession. Presented at the ACE American Water Works Association’s 138th Annual Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO, June 9-12, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Yu Y, Batista MD, Young A, Bartrand T, Masters S, Seidel C, Summers RS. Disinfection byproducts in premise plumbing systems. Presented at the ACE American Water Works Association’s 138th Annual Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO, June 9-12, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Rasheduzzaman M, Gurian PL, Hamilton K, Yang Z, Fasnacht A, Masters SM. Guidance documents and subject matter expert views on premise plumbing: current knowledge gaps, and research priorities. Presented at the ACE American Water Works Association’s 138th Annual Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO, June 9-12, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Singh R, Rasheduzzaman M, Yang Z, Hamilton H, Gurian P. Identifying knowledge gaps in building water quality management: experts' perspective and review of existing guidance documents. Presented at the Society of Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, December 8-11, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Batista MD, Yu U, Young A, Bartrand T, Tolofari D, Seidel C, Masters S, Summers RS. Impacts of water use pattern, disinfectant type and temperature on water quality in storage-type water heaters. Presented at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Water Conference, Keystone, CO, September 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Batista MD, Yu Y, Young A, Bartrand T, Tolofari D, Seidel C, Masters S, Summers RS. Impacts of water use pattern, pipe material, pipe size, disinfectant type, and temperature on water quality in premise plumbing and water heaters. Presented at the AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition, Denver, CO, June 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Rasheduzzaman M, Bartrand T, Haas C, Singh R, Gurian P. Inferring hidden exposure parameters based on dose-response information for Naegleria fowleri. Presented at the Society of Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, December 8-11, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Gurian PL, Brooks YM, Haas CN, Hamilton K, Huang W, Julien R, Mitchell J, Rasheduzzaman M, Singh R, Tolofari D, Weir M, Yang Z. Maintaining water quality in buildings: two strategies to identify knowledge gaps. Presented at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, Tempe, AZ, May 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Yang Z, Napolitano J, Sangern M, Cruice B, Rasheduzzaman M, Gurian PL, Hamilton K, Bartrand T. Premise plumbing water quality: models of resident time and chlorine decay. Presented at the ACE American Water Works Association’s 138th Annual Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO, June 9-12, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Tolofari DL, Masters S, Bartrand T, Haas CN, Warring M, Hamilton KA, Singh R, Summers SR, Olson MS, Gurian PL. Risk assessment framework as a tool to quantify water quality changes in building plumbing systems in terms of disability adjusted life years. Presented at the Society of Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, December 8-11, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Gurian PL. The water quality balancing act: insights from subject matter experts, facility managers, and data. Presented at the Plumbing Manufacturers International Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL, November 4-7, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Singh R, Rasheduzzaman M, Gurian PL, Hamilton K. Water conservation impacts on water quality in premise plumbing: a systematic literature review. Paper prepared for the ACE American Water Works Association’s 138th Annual Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO, June 9-12, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Singh R, Chauhan D, Rasheduzzaman M, Yang Z, Fogarty A, Hamilton H, Gurian P. Comparison of the Theory and Practice of Microbiological Water Quality Management in Premise Plumbing. Presented at the Society of Risk Analysis Annual meeting, Dec. Austin, TX, 2020. R836880 (2020)
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Presentation Tolofari D, Gurian PL. Modeling Nitrification Occurrence in Premise Plumbing. Society of Risk Analysis Annual meeting, Dec. Austin, TX, 2020. R836880 (2020)
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Presentation Rasheduzzaman M, Singh R, Haas CN, Gurian PL. Subject Matter Experts’ (SMEs) Views and Results of a Systematic Literature Review on Temperature Required to Control Legionella Growth. Presented at the AWWA WQTC Conference 2020, December, Schaumburg, IL, 2020. R836880 (2020)
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Presentation Chauhan D, Fogarty A, Singh R, Gurian P. Water Managemnet Practices and Legionellosis. Presented at the PWEA Keystone Water Conference, May. State College, PA, 2020. R836880 (2020)
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Presentation Rasheduzzaman M, Singh R, Madireddy LA, Gurian PL. Conceptualization to Development of a Decision Support Tool to Manage Building Water Quality. Presented at the Society of Risk Analysis Annual meeting, Dec. Austin, TX. R836880 (2020)
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Presentation Bartrand T, Masters S, Clancy J. Experimental study of water heater and hot water plumbing microbiology, Presented at the American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Dallas, TX, November 3-7, 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Bartrand T. Microbial hazards and exposures for drinking water non-consumptive uses. Opportunistic Pathogens in Premise Plumbing. Session at Society for Risk Analysis Annual 2017 meeting, Arlington, VA. R836880 (2017)
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Presentation Impacts of water use pattern, pipe material, pipe size, disinfectant type, and temperature on water quality in premise plumbing and water heaters. Presented at the AEESP Conference, Tempe, AZ, May 2019. R836880 (2019)
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Presentation Hamilton KA, Gurian PL, Haas CN. Reverse QMRA for opportunistic pathogens in premise plumbing. Opportunistic Pathogens in Premise Plumbing. Session at Society for Risk Analysis Annual 2017 meeting, Arlington, VA. R836880 (2017)
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