Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk
Activities to ensure and maintain water quality in drinking water networks, including flushing, are presented after standardized hydrant sampling combined with a stainless-steel low pressure–high flow rate (NDHF) filter and a 100 µm mesh size was used to separate pipe inhabitants. A databank of more...
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| description | Activities to ensure and maintain water quality in drinking water networks, including flushing, are presented after standardized hydrant sampling combined with a stainless-steel low pressure–high flow rate (NDHF) filter and a 100 µm mesh size was used to separate pipe inhabitants. A databank of more than 1000 hydrant samples in European lowland areas was developed and used to analyze the diversity and abundance of macroinvertebrates in drinking water networks. Load classes for water louse (<i>Asellus aquaticus</i>) and oligochaetes are given with three evaluation classes: normal colonization, increased colonization, and mass development. The response of <i>Asellus aquaticus</i> in drinking water networks to environmental conditions are presented as are their growth and reproduction, promotion of a third generation by climate change effects, food limitations, and the composition and stability of their feces. Finally, the health risks posed by dead water lice and water lice feces with bacterial regrowth and the promotion of microbe development on house filters are analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-516b515d69a141ba9ecc83743bb5d2912023-12-03T14:28:57ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-01-0113327610.3390/w13030276Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health RiskGünter Gunkel0Ute Michels1Michael Scheideler2Department of Water Quality Control, Berlin University of Technology, 10623 Berlin, GermanyINWERT Institute for Biological Drinking Water Quality, 45721 Haltern am See, GermanyINWERT Institute for Biological Drinking Water Quality, 45721 Haltern am See, GermanyActivities to ensure and maintain water quality in drinking water networks, including flushing, are presented after standardized hydrant sampling combined with a stainless-steel low pressure–high flow rate (NDHF) filter and a 100 µm mesh size was used to separate pipe inhabitants. A databank of more than 1000 hydrant samples in European lowland areas was developed and used to analyze the diversity and abundance of macroinvertebrates in drinking water networks. Load classes for water louse (<i>Asellus aquaticus</i>) and oligochaetes are given with three evaluation classes: normal colonization, increased colonization, and mass development. The response of <i>Asellus aquaticus</i> in drinking water networks to environmental conditions are presented as are their growth and reproduction, promotion of a third generation by climate change effects, food limitations, and the composition and stability of their feces. Finally, the health risks posed by dead water lice and water lice feces with bacterial regrowth and the promotion of microbe development on house filters are analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/3/276drinking water qualitydrinking water pipesbiological stability<i>Asellus aquaticus</i>oligochaeteclimate change effect |
| spellingShingle | Günter Gunkel Ute Michels Michael Scheideler Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk Water drinking water quality drinking water pipes biological stability <i>Asellus aquaticus</i> oligochaete climate change effect |
| title | Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk |
| title_full | Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk |
| title_fullStr | Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk |
| title_short | Water Lice and Other Macroinvertebrates in Drinking Water Pipes: Diversity, Abundance and Health Risk |
| title_sort | water lice and other macroinvertebrates in drinking water pipes diversity abundance and health risk |
| topic | drinking water quality drinking water pipes biological stability <i>Asellus aquaticus</i> oligochaete climate change effect |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/3/276 |
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