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The presence and growth of Legionella species in thermostatic shower mixer taps

an exploratory field study

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The presence and growth of Legionella species in thermostatic shower mixer taps

an exploratory field study

Open access

Rechten:Alle rechten voorbehouden

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Legislation in the Netherlands requires routine analysis of drinking water samples for cultivable Legionella species from high-priority installations. A field study was conducted to investigate the presence of Legionella species in thermostatic shower mixer taps. Water samples and the interior of ten thermostatic shower mixer taps were investigated for cultivable Legionella species. In seven cases, Legionella species was found in at least one of the samples. In four cases, Legionella species was detected in the biofilm on the thermostatic shower mixer taps interior, with the highest values on rubber parts, and in five cases in the cold supply water. These results show that thermostatic shower mixer taps can play a role in exceeding the threshold limit for cultivable Legionella species, but the cold supply water can also be responsible.
Practical implications: This study showed that contamination of thermostatic shower mixer taps (TSMTs) with Legionella spp. was frequently observed in combination with contamination of the water system. Consequently, a combined focus is necessary to prevent the proliferation of cultivable Legionella spp. in TSMTs. In addition, the results also demonstrated that biofilms on rubbers inside the TSMT had high numbers of Legionella spp., probably because rubber contains relatively high concentrations of biodegradable substrates. Therefore, improvement of the rubber materials is necessary to reduce the proliferation of cultivable Legionella spp. in TSMTs.

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OrganisatieFontys
AfdelingExpertisecentrum Gezondheidszorg en Technologie
Gepubliceerd inBuilding services engineering research and technology Sage, Vol. 35, Uitgave: 6, Pagina's: 600-612
Datum2014-03-17
TypeArtikel
TaalEngels

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