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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Water Res. 2017 Mar 25;117:68–86. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.046

Table 1.

Sampling procedures for P. aeruginosa and L.pneumophila in premise pluming in different protocols and studies

P. aeruginosa L. pneumophila
Device Doc Type Ref Device Doc Type Ref
Flow regime First draw Taps Best practice guidance (Health; and facilities, 2013) Taps/Showers/Water heaters Study

Protocol
(Martinelli et al., 2000)

(Scotland, 2011)

Brief period of flow (eliminate cold water) Taps Study (Borella et al., 2004)

1 min flow Taps/Showers Study (Bargellini et al., 2011)

2 min flow Taps (post-flush) Best practice guidance (Health; and facilities, 2013) Faucets Protocols (Barbaree et al., 1987; Scotland, 2011)

Temperature at equilibrium Study (Flannery et al., 2006; Moore et al., 2006)

Volume of sample (mL) 100 Faucets Studies (Lavenir et al., 2008; Trautmann et al., 2001; van der Mee-Marquet et al., 2005) Taps Study (Zhang et al., 2009)

250 Faucets Studies (Berthelot et al., 2006; Rogues et al., 2007)

500 Faucets Studies

Protocol
(Halabi et al., 2001)

(Scotland, 2011)

1000 General potable water system

Residential taps/showers
Protocols


Study
(Barbaree et al., 1987; Scotland, 2011)

(Flannery et al., 2006; Mathys et al., 2008; Moore et al., 2006)

1000 – 2000 Standards ((APHA), 2012; (ISO), 2004)

Showers/Taps Study (Borella et al., 2004)

10,000 Incoming water Protocol (Barbaree et al., 1987)