Microbial communities interact with us and affect our health in ways that are only beginning
to be understood. Microorganisms have been detected in every ecosystem on Earth, as well …

The inner walls of the drinking water distribution system (DWDS) are expected to be clean to
ensure a safe quality of drinking water. Complex physical, chemical, and biological …

Plastics and biofilms have a complicated relationship that has great interest. Bacterial cell
attachment and biofilm formation is considered to cause health and environmental risks from …

Pipe material and residual chlorine are key factors for the drinking water distribution system,
and understanding the biofilm ecosystem is vital for water quality safeguard. The aim of our …

The presence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in drinking waters might pose
a serious threat to human health worldwide. Therefore, this study sought to measure PhACs …

Microbial corrosion and heavy metal accumulation in metal water supply pipelines
aggravate scale formation and may result in pipeline leakage or bursting events. To better …

The presence of ARGs (antibiotic resistance genes) in the aquatic environment is a serious
threat to public health especially in environmental biofilms as natural reservoirs of ARGs in …

Residual chlorine and biofilm coexistence is inevitable in drinking water transmission and
distribution networks. Understanding the microbial response and its mediated effects on …

Microplastic (MP) pollution is one of the emerging threats to the water and terrestrial
environment, forcing a new environmental challenge due to the growing trend of plastic …

In recent years, metal alloys used for drinking water distribution are gradually being
replaced by PVC and HDPE pipes. In areas of distribution networks made of plastic …