Waterbome pathogens: A public health risk in US hospitals

摘要

Most people (94%) in the United States get their water from a community water system (USEPA, 2010a). With an estimated 308 million people in the United States (US Census, 2010), there are approximately 53,000 community water systems, but just 8% of these systems serve 81 % of the population. There are more groundwater systems than surface water systems, but more people obtain drinking water from surface water sources (USEPA, 2010b).