safe drinking water distribution Articles
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Comparing the microbial risks associated with household drinking water supplies used in peri-urban communities of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Most Cambodians lack access to a safe source of drinking water. Piped distribution systems are typically limited to major urban centers in Cambodia, and the remaining population relies on a variety of surface, rain, and groundwater sources. This study examines the household water supplies available to Phnom Penh's resettled peri-urban residents through a case-study approach of two ...
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Virus contamination from operation and maintenance events in small drinking water distribution systems
We tested the association of common events in drinking water distribution systems with contamination of household tap water with human enteric viruses. Viruses were enumerated by qPCR in the tap water of 14 municipal systems that use non-disinfected groundwater. Ultraviolet disinfection was installed at all active wellheads to reduce virus contributions from groundwater to the distribution ...
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Challenges in the implementation of a national programme on drinking water
Provision of safe drinking water is a challenging problem requiring immediate attention. The skewed distribution of rainfall, inefficient use of water, presence of a variety of contaminants, such as fluoride, arsenic, iron and salinity, in most of the sources, and pollution by various economic activities have been the factors responsible for inadequate resources against the increasing demand due ...
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EPA 2009 Protective Action Guideline Levels
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 1992 THE Old Document: In 1992 the EPA published its Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents. This is an excellent manual. But One Major Fault: All radiation levels are given in REM per year. There is no guidance for the layman in terms airborne or waterborne concentrations in terms of micro Cuires or Becquerel /Liter for ...
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