Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Egorova, N A
• Bukshuk, A A
• Krasovskiĭ, G N

Titel

Hygienic problems of hot water supply for the population

Ist Teil von

• Gigiena i sanitarija, 2012-03 (2), p.4

Ort / Verlag

Russia (Federation)

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The paper reviews the literature on the current hygienic problems of centralized hot water supply for the population. It gives data on the types of domestic hot water used by the population in quantities and at temperatures. The paper considers the importance of meeting the standards for the temperature of hot water at the points of water pumping to prevent legionellosis and other diseases associated with the opportunistic microflora being in hot water. The possible negative effect of chlorinated water disinfection byproducts, present in hot water on the population's health is considered in detail.