ASTM D5952-96(2002)

Standard Guide for Inspecting Water Systems for Legionellae and Investigating Possible Outbreaks of Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease or Pontiac Fever)

SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers appropriate responses for employers, building owners and operators, facility managers, health and safety professionals, public health authorities, and others: (1) to a concern that a manmade water system may be contaminated with the bacteria known as legionellae (see 6.1); and (2) to the identification of one or more cases of Legionnaires' disease or Pontiac fever due to inhalation of airborne legionellae (see 6.3-6.5). Comprehensive and explicit recommendations to limit legionella multiplication in water systems and to disinfect potential sources of human exposure to legionellae are beyond this guide's scope.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See 7.3 and 8.5 for specific hazard statements.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-1996
• ICS: 07.100.10 - Medical microbiology
• Technical Committee: D22 - Air Quality
• Drafting Committee: D22.08 - Assessment, Sampling, and Analysis of Microorganisms

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D5952-96e1 - Standard Guide for Inspecting Water Systems for Legionellae and Investigating Possible Outbreaks of Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease or Pontiac Fever)
• Effective Date: 10-May-1996
• Replaced By: ASTM D5952-02 - Standard Guide for Inspecting Water Systems for Legionellae and Investigating Possible Outbreaks of Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease or Pontiac Fever)
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D8429-21 - Standard Test Method for <emph type="bdit">Legionella pneumophila</emph> in Water Samples Using Legiolert
• Effective Date: 10-May-1996
• Referred By: ASTM D7297-21 - Standard Practice for Evaluating Residential Indoor Air Quality Concerns
• Effective Date: 10-May-1996

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 5952 – 96 (Reapproved 2002)
Standard Guide for
Inspecting Water Systems for Legionellae and Investigating
Possible Outbreaks of Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ Disease
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or Pontiac Fever)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5952; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D 3856 Guide for Good Laboratory Practices in Laborato-
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ries Engaged in Sampling and Analysis of Water
1.1 This guide covers appropriate responses for employers,
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D 4840 Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures
building owners and operators, facility managers, health and
E 645 Test Method for Efficacy of Microbicides Used in
safety professionals, public health authorities, and others: (1)to
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Cooling Systems
a concern that a manmade water system may be contaminated
E 1427 Guide for Selecting Test Methods to Determine the
with the bacteria known as legionellae (see 6.1); and (2)tothe
Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Agents and Other Chemi-
identification of one or more cases of Legionnaires’ disease or
cals for the Prevention, Inactivation, and Removal of
Pontiac fever due to inhalation of airborne legionellae (see
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Biofilm
6.3-6.5). Comprehensive and explicit recommendations to
2.2 APHA Documents:
limit legionella multiplication in water systems and to disinfect
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The Public Health Law Manual, Second Edition
potential sources of human exposure to legionellae are beyond
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste-
this guide’s scope.
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water, Seventeenth Edition
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.3 ASHRAE Documents:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Cooling Towers. Handbook—Heating, Ventilating, and Air-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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Conditioning Systems and Equipment
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Codes and Standards. Handbook—Heating, Ventilating, and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. See 7.3 and 8.5 for
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Air-Conditioning Systems and Equipment
specific hazard statements.
Water Treatment. Handbook—Heating, Ventilating, and Air-
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2. Referenced Documents
Conditioning Systems and Equipment
2.4 ASM Documents:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Fifth Edition
D 512 Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water
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2.5 CDC Documents:
D 596 Practice for Reporting Results of Analysis of Water
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Guideline for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
D 887 Practices for Sampling Water-Formed Deposits
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Hospital-Laboratory Diagnosis of Legionella Infections
D 1067 Test Methods for Acidity or Alkalinity of Water
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Procedures for the Recovery of Legionella from the Envi-
D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water
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ronment
D 1192 Specification for Equipment for Sampling Water
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and Steam in Closed Conduits
3. Terminology
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D 1293 Test Methods for pH of Water
3.1 Definitions from Compilation of ASTM Standard Defi-
D 1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of
4 nitions.
Atmospheres
3.1.1 air conditioning, n—the simultaneous control of all,
D 2331 Practices for Preparation and Preliminary Testing of
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Water-Formed Deposits
D 3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Con- 5
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duits
Available from the American Public Health Association, 1015 18th St. N.W.,
Washington, DC 20036, USA, 1990, 1989.
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Available from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D22 on Sampling and Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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Analysis of Atmospheres and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D22.05 Rodgers, F. G., and Pasculle, W., “Legionella,” in Manual of Clinical
on Indoor Air. Microbiology, Balows, A., Ed., American Society for Microbiology, Washington,
Current edition approved May 10, 1996. Published September 1996. DC 20005, USA, 1991, pp. 442–453.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.01. Available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.02. Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.03. USA, 1987, 1992, 1994.
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