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. 2023 Sep 20;18:100314. doi: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100314

Table 2.

Water quality measurements of first draw samples.

Parameter Building A + D (larger and older)
Building B + C (smaller and newer)
Drinking water fountain (n = 24)
Cold (n = 8)
Hot (n = 56)
Drinking water fountain (n = 22)
Cold (n = 6)
Hot (n = 25)
Min x¯ max min x¯ max min x¯ max min x¯ max min x¯ max min x¯ max
General Temperature (°C) 11.1 15.45 21.2 20.4 22.75 25.8 18.3 24.25 39.8 11 13.9 21.8 20 21.7 22.8 14.4 22.9 34.4
pH 7.17 7.44 7.71 7.05 7.28 7.45 7.01 7.3 7.86 7.01 7.23 7.39 7.18 7.3 7.55 6.96 7.32 7.90
DO (mg L−1) 1.06 2.05 6.15 2.05 3.51 7.52 1.04 3.78 8.44 1.77 2.6 3.4 2.39 3.99 4.87 1.86 5.32 8.03
Total Cl2 (mg L−1) 0 0 0.09 0 0.01 0.03 0 0.01 0.08 0 0 0.01 0 0.01 0.02 0 0.01 0.1
Organics TOC (mg L−1) 0.39 0.46 0.78 0.39 0.46 0.78 0.37 0.55 1.22 0.36 0.44 0.83 0.35 0.43 0.46 0.33 0.23 0.54
Microbiology TCC (log cells mL−1) 4.22 4.64 5.43 3.71 4.56 5.22 3.68 4.65 5.35 3.44 4.34 4.95 3.68 4.14 4.47 3.44 4.19 4.83
Metal Cu (μg L−1) 3.57 129 2779 101 332 508 63 373 2044 234 349 845 246 293 348 75 371 679
Pb (μg L−1) 1.91 2.38 45.4 2.05 2.05 2.05 2.02 2.36 3.77 2.32 2.36 2.39 1.93 2.35 2.78 1.91 2.38 2.39
Mn (μg L−1) 46.8 88.7 1468 10.7 37.4 78.9 8.14 21.3 119.2 27.0 55.3 116.6 21.2 50.9 69.7 15.3 35.3 141

∗A detailed first draw hot water results are discussed in the SI.