No qualitative requirements.
No quantitative requirements.
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | high | |
| #D002 | AK | Acanthamoeba keratitis | high | |
| #D003 | ANSI | American National Standards Institute | high | |
| #D004 | ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers | high | |
| #D005 | CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | high | |
| #D006 | CFU | colony forming units | high | |
| #D007 | CT | concentration (C) × time (T) | high | |
| #D008 | DAEC | diffuse adherent Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D009 | DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid | high | |
| #D010 | EAEC | enteroaggregative Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D011 | E. coli | Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D012 | EHEC | enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D013 | EIEC | enteroinvasive Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D014 | EPEC | enteropathogenic Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D015 | ESBL | extended spectrum β-lactamase | high | |
| #D016 | ETEC | enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D017 | EU | European Union | high | |
| #D018 | GAC | granulated activated carbon | high | |
| #D019 | GAE | granulomatous amoebic encephalitis | high | |
| #D020 | HIV | human immunodeficiency virus | high | |
| #D021 | HPC | heterotrophic plate count | high | |
| #D022 | HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome | high | |
| #D023 | HVAC | heating, ventilation and air conditioning | high | |
| #D024 | IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer | high | |
| #D025 | ISO | International Organization for Standardization | high | |
| #D026 | NASEM | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine | high | |
| #D027 | NPC | National Plumbing Code (Canada) | high | |
| #D028 | NSF | NSF International | high | |
| #D029 | NTM | non-tuberculous mycobacteria | high | |
| #D030 | PAM | primary amebic meningoencephalitis | high | |
| #D031 | PCR | polymerase chain reaction | high | |
| #D032 | PHAC | Public Health Agency of Canada | high | |
| #D033 | POE | point-of-entry | high | |
| #D034 | POU | point-of-use | high | |
| #D035 | QMRA | quantitative microbial risk assessment | high | |
| #D036 | SCC | Standards Council of Canada | high | |
| #D037 | spp. | species | high | |
| #D038 | US EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency | high | |
| #D039 | U.S. | United States | high | |
| #D040 | UV | ultraviolet | high | |
| #D041 | VBNC | viable but non-culturable | high | |
| #D042 | VTEC | verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D043 | WHO | World Health Organization | high | |
| #D044 | legionellosis | Illnesses caused by Legionella spp. are collectively known as legionellosis. | high | |
| #D045 | yersiniosis | Disease caused by Y. enterocolitica or Y. paratuberculosis is commonly referred to as yersiniosis. | high | |
| #D046 | guidance documents | Guidance documents are developed to provide operational or management guidance related to specific drinking water–related issues (e.g., boil water advisories) in order to make health risk assessment information available when a guideline value is not deemed necessary. | high | |
| #D047 | opportunistic pathogens | microorganisms naturally found in aquatic environments and can cause opportunistic infections when the conditions in engineered water systems (e.g., drinking water distribution systems and building/premise plumbing) allow them to multiply and spread primarily to individuals who are susceptible to infection | high | |
| #D048 | shigellosis | disease caused by Shigella spp. | high | |
| #D049 | IT | intensity measured in mW/cm2 or W/m 2× time measured in seconds resulting in a computed fluence in mJ/cm2 | high | |
| #D050 | thermotolerant | can survive at high temperatures, between 55 and 70°C | high | |
| #D051 | planktonic | freely floating | high | |
| #D052 | M. avium complex | includes M. avium and its subspecies M. intracellulare and M. chimaera | high | |
| #D053 | Legionnaires’ disease | severe respiratory illness involving pneumonia, with symptoms that include fever, cough, chills, neurological aspects (confusion), muscle pain, headache and gastrointestinal problems (diarrhea, nausea, vomiting) | high | |
| #D054 | Pontiac fever | milder, flu-like, self-limiting and non-pneumonic disease associated with exposure to Legionella | high | |
| #D055 | thermophilic | grow well at 25-40°C (optimum: 37°C) and can tolerate temperatures exceeding 50-60°C | high | |
| #D056 | enteric fever | also known as typhoid or paratyphoid fever | high | |
| #D057 | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis | a form of pulmonary illness where inflammation within the lung is attributable to the body’s immune response to mycobacterial antigens | high | |
| #D058 | subacute | Subacute cases of diarrhea are defined as those lasting from two weeks to two months | high | |
| #D059 | chronic | chronic cases [of diarrhea] persist for longer periods. | high |