Acronyms
AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
AOC | assimilable organic carbon |
APHA | American Public Health Association |
ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
AWWA | American Water Works Association |
BAL | bronchoalveolar |
BCYE | buffered charcoal yeast extract |
BDOC | biodegradable dissolved organic carbon |
BMP | best management practice |
CAPNETZ | Competence Network for Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CFU | Colony forming units |
CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
CSTE | Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
CT | computed tomography |
DALY | Disability-adjusted life years |
ddPCR | digital droplet PCR |
DFA | direct fluorescent antibody testing |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
DOHMH | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
DVA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
DWSD | Detroit Water and Sewerage Department |
ECDC | European Centers for Disease Control |
EEA | European Economic Area |
ELAP | NYS Environmental Laboratory Approval Program |
ELITE | Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation |
EMA | ethidium monoazide |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EU | European Union |
EWGLI | European Working Group for Legionella Infections |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FY | fiscal year |
GAC | granular activated carbon |
GC | gene copy |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HPC | heterotrophic plate count |
HVAC | heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
IAPMO | International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials |
ICU | intensive care unit |
IHC | immunohistochemistry |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
Lp | Legionella pneumophila |
LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
MCLG | maximum contaminant level goal |
MIF | mature infectious form |
MIP | macrophage infectivity potentiator |
MPN | most-probable-number |
NNDSS | National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System |
NORS | National Outbreak Reporting System |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NSFI | National Sanitation Foundation International |
NYC | New York City |
NYS | New York State |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
PEX | cross-linked polyethylene |
PHB | polyhydroxybutyrate |
PMA | propodium monoazide |
POE | point of entry |
POU | point of use |
PSPC | Public Service and Procurement Canada |
PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
PWGSC | Public Works and Government Services Canada |
QMRA | quantitative microbial risk assessment |
qPCR | quantitative PCR |
RNA | ribonucleic acid |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
SLDSS | Supplemental Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance System |
SQI | Société Québécoise des Infrastructures |
ST | sequence type |
S/V | surface-to-volume |
SWTR | Surface Water Treatment Rule |
TDS | total dissolved solids |
TLR | toll-like receptors |
TNTC | too numerous to count |
TOC | total organic carbon |
UAT | urinary antigen test |
UCMR | Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule |
USGBC | U.S. Green Building Council |
UV | ultraviolet |
VBNC | viable-but-not-culturable |
VHA | Veterans Health Administration |
VSP | Vessel Sanitation Program |
WHO | World Health Organization |