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Sustainability Delivered was written to help supply chain managers, entrepreneurs, executives, and stakeholders develop the awareness and skills needed to support sustainable supply chain management in their firms. The book introduces the many ways that social and environmental responsibility can be integrated into supply chain management, from sustainable product and process design to programs and techniques that support product end-of-life management. The book also explores how sustainable supply chain management can be a key contributor to a firm's competitive advantage. With case examples, workshops, and step-by-step instruction in how to create a sustainable supply chain, Sustainability Delivered is the most practical and usable book on the market for helping business leaders authentically pursue and deliver on sustainability ideals.

Business logistics. --- Sustainability. --- Green products. --- Biomimicry --- Certification programs --- Cradle to Cradle (C2C) --- Design for Disassembly (DfD) --- Design for the Environment --- Ecoefficiency --- End-of- life management (EOL) --- Environmental management system (EMS) --- Environmentally responsible supply chain management --- Extended product responsibility --- Industrial ecology --- ISO 14000 --- ISO 26000 --- Life Cycle Analysis --- Life Cycle Assessment --- Natural Step --- Process design --- Product design --- Product end-of-life management (EOL) --- Purchasing scorecards --- Socially responsible supply chain management --- Supplier assessment --- Supplier scorecards --- Sustainable supply chain management --- Value stream mapping

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Legionella spp. are ubiquitous microorganisms that are widely distributed in aquatic environments. Water systems of large buildings, such as hospitals, hotels, and rental units are often contaminated by legionellae and various parameters such as physical, chemical, and microbial building water system characteristics can influence Legionella occurrence. A range of physical and chemical disinfection methods have been proposed to control Legionella contamination; however, to date, the most effective procedures have not been defined. There is a need to survey legionellae in water systems to prevent legionellosis. Although the assessment of L. pneumophila in water is typically performed by culture isolation on selective media, it has several limits. For this reason, alternative tools for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of Legionella in water samples have been proposed. In order to increase knowledge on different aspects of Legionella contamination in the water environment, this book gathers research studies related to the occurrence of Legionella in water systems of different environments; the role of different factors that can influence the Legionella contamination, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different methodological approaches.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- WTP 828 --- Legionella --- risk assessment plan --- water quality --- microbial analysis --- chemical analysis --- distal site positivity --- hot water return line --- chlorine --- HPC --- temperature --- water management --- free-living amoebae --- biological biocide --- cooling towers --- Legionella pneumophila --- protozoa --- Vermamoeba --- Acanthamoeba --- potable water --- hospital water --- water disinfection --- legionellosis --- Dental unit waterlines --- Legionella spp. --- risk management --- disinfection --- SBT --- molecular diversity --- hotels --- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) --- Surgical Handwashing Outlets (SHWOs) --- sensor-activated faucets --- free-living amoebae (FLA) --- virulence genes --- Willaertia magna C2c Maky --- culture media --- environmental monitoring --- quality control --- first draw --- second draw --- biofilm --- whole genome sequencing --- premise plumbing systems --- Legiolert --- ISO 11731 --- plate culture --- potable water samples --- flint --- copper --- PEX --- iron --- premise plumbing --- Legionnaires' disease --- culture --- BCYE and GVPC media --- MLVA-genotypes --- clonal complex --- West Bank --- non-tuberculous mycobacteria --- Pseudomonas --- Acinetobacter --- amoebae --- PVC --- drinking water --- ecotype --- groundwater --- environmental factors --- magnesium --- niche