COVID-19: Reopening public spaces and secondary health risk potential via stagnant water in indoor pipe networks

Asadi-Ghalhari, Mahdi; Aali, Rahim

doi:10.1177/1420326x20943257

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“…Therefore, the studies are focused on the problems that may occur in the water system infrastructure [112] due to the changes in water demand. Hence, the topics studied were the risks of the degradation of the water quality in buildings' plumbing (increased levels of lead or copper) and the increased risks of the appearance and growth of bacteria counts (e.g., Legionella) [113][114][115][116][117]. Water demand patterns radically changed with the pandemic; household consumption increased all over the world [4][5][6][107][108][109], while industrial and public (universities, colleges, schools, administrative buildings, hotels, etc.)…”

Section: Access To Safe and Improved Drinking Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Access To Safe and Improved Drinking Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

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COVID-19 and Water Variables: Review and Scientometric Analysis

Mare

Hadarean

et al. 2023

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COVID-19 has changed the world since 2020, and the field of water specifically, boosting scientific productivity (in terms of published articles). This paper focuses on the influence of COVID-19 on scientific productivity with respect to four water variables: (i) wastewater, (ii) renewable water resources, (iii) freshwater withdrawal, and (iv) access to improved and safe drinking water. The field’s literature was firstly reviewed, and then the maps were built, emphasizing the strong connections between COVID-19 and water-related variables. A total of 94 countries with publications that assess COVID-19 vs. water were considered and evaluated for how they clustered. The final step of the research shows that, on average, scientific productivity on the water topic was mostly conducted in countries with lower COVID-19 infection rates but higher development levels as represented by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and the human development index (HDI). According to the statistical analysis, the water-related variables are highly significant, with positive coefficients. This validates that countries with higher water-related values conducted more research on the relationship with COVID-19. Wastewater and freshwater withdrawal had the highest impact on the scientific productivity with respect to COVID-19. Access to safe drinking water becomes insignificant in the presence of the development parameters.

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Section: Access To Safe and Improved Drinking Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Access To Safe and Improved Drinking Watermentioning

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COVID-19 and Water Variables: Review and Scientometric Analysis

Mare

Hadarean

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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“…When unprepared disasters strike, the existing norms may be incomplete and imperfect. Special consideration should be applied to public buildings and environmental safety with important attribution to high health and safety sensitivity, high population density and possible long-term detention, 10 such as free trade market buildings, office buildings, high-density residential communities, etc. Combined with the big data platform, digital urban environment and health preference information are formed to provide reference for the revision, improvement and update of urban design specifications, thus effectively dealing with urban emergencies with high uncertainty.…”

Section: Challenges To Urban Design and Developmentmentioning

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Development trend and challenges of sustainable urban design in the digital age

Wang

Cao

Yu³

2020

Indoor and Built Environment

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“…Changes in water demands can affect the quality of drinking water. Just as a lack of flow in indoor pipes increases the water age in premise plumbing systems, leading to low disinfectant residuals, formation of disinfection byproducts, intensification of corrosion, nitrification, re-growth of microorganisms, and biofilm formation ( Asadi-Ghalhari and Aali, 2020 ), low water quality may emerge in pipe networks as demands in some areas decrease. The closing of multiple industries or businesses in a neighborhood can affect circulation in a network and lead to high water age and degraded water quality.…”

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confidence: 99%