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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2023

Assessing the Impacts of Lead Corrosion Control on the Microbial Ecology and Abundance of Drinking-Water-Associated Pathogens in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Distribution System.

Isaiah Spencer-Williams, Mitchell Meyer, William DePas, Emily Elliott, Sarah-Jane Haig

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Isaiah Spencer-WilliamsDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6311-0229
Mitchell MeyerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.
William DePasDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8532-2567
Emily ElliottDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.
Sarah-Jane HaigDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0004-8894
University of Pittsburgh · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increases in phosphate availability in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) from the use of phosphate-based corrosion control strategies may result in nutrient and microbial community composition shifts in the DWDS. This study assessed the year-long impacts of full-scale DWDS orthophosphate addition on both the microbial ecology and density of drinking-water-associated pathogens that infect the immunocompromised (DWPIs). Using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and droplet digital PCR, drinking water microbial community composition and DWPI density were examined. Microbial community composition analysis suggested significant compositional changes after the orthophosphate addition. Significant increases in total bacterial density were observed after orthophosphate addition, likely driven by a 2 log 10 increase in nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Linear effect models confirmed the importance of phosphate addition with phosphorus concentration explaining 17% and 12% of the variance in NTM and

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Drinking WaterCorrosionNontuberculous MycobacteriaPhosphatesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SWater MicrobiologyDrinking WaterPhosphatesRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sdistribution systemdrinking waterdrinking water microbiomeDWPILegionellanontuberculous mycobacteriaopportunistic pathogenphosphate-based corrosion control

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PMID37970641
PMCPMC10702490
OpenAlexW4388727623

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