SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR REMEDIATION OF DAMAGE FROM SEWAGE BACKFLOW INTO BUILDINGS

Sewage backflows are serious health threats to humans indoors. The pur pose of this paper is to summarize what is known about health effects associated with sewage backflow into indoor environments and to make t echnical recommendations for safe, effective restoration. Risks to hea lth from specific pathogens are considered, and the classes of disinfe ctants and their properties are discussed. The recommendations for rem ediation are based largely on the characteristics of the contaminated material and the length of time of the contamination.