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Water contamination emergencies : monitoring, understanding and acting
Title
Water contamination emergencies : monitoring, understanding and acting / editors: Ulrich Borchers, K. Clive Thompson.
ISBN
9781849733199
1849733198
9781621981381
162198138X
184973156X
9781849731560
Published
London : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 170 pages)
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Summary
This book is the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Contamination Emergencies: Monitoring, Understanding, Acting held in October 2010. The fourth in a series of conference proceedings this book develops themes from three previous, highly successful Water Contamination conferences in addition to dealing specifically with four new principle themes: monitoring, understanding, acting and lessons learned. With contributions from leading scientists and experts in academia and industry it offers a truly international perspective on our ability to deal with water contamination emergencies. Emphasis is given to prevention, strategy and unusual emergency incident situations relating to drinking water. The book appeals across the board from public health and environmental professionals to companies, agencies, regulators and experts involved in emergency planning and response.
Variant and related titles
Knovel. OCLC KB.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 14, 2024
Series
Special publication ; no. 331
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface; Drinking water safety: guidance to health and water professionals
and other health protection issues on water safety; A novel approach for early warning of drinking water contamination events; Detection and identification of microbial contamination; Validation of a water quality monitoring platform in Barcelona drinking water treatment plant; Rapid confirmation of microbiological alerts using off-line molecular methods; Improving quality and saving dollars using real-time online water quality monitoring; Clean data and reliable event detection
turning results from online sensors into information; Is it real or isn't it? Addressing early warning system alarms; Selection and prioritization of substances relevant for intentional drinking water contamination; The need for a joined up approach to the provision, management, security and delivery of alternative drinking water supplies; Communicating with the public about risk; Potable water contamination emergency:
The analytical challenge; Some examples of the operation and benefits of the UK water laboratories' mutual aid scheme; Development of a rapid gross alpha & beta method for the water industry; A Scandinavian emergency for drinking water network contamination: the Nokia case study; Sensors and webservices for land & water management; Graph decomposition as operative tool in hydraulic system analysis
security aspects; Efficacy of free chlorine against water biofilms and spores of Penicillium brevicompactum; Near real time monitoring of E. coli in water
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Disease
Delivery of Health Care
Environmental Restoration and Remediation
Water Pollution
Water Pollution - prevention & control
Water Pollution - adverse effects
Environment and Public Health
Disease Attributes
Public Health Practice
Disasters
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Exposure
Public Health
Environment
Pathologic Processes
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Disaster Planning
Emergencies
Environmental Monitoring
Genre/Form
Electronic book.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
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