water supply safety Articles
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Key stakeholders' optimal strategy for upgrading water supply facilities in China
It is urgent to upgrade, replace and improve water supply facilities in China. Penalty, subsidy and water price increase are often considered the main policy tools for encouraging water supply companies to upgrade their production facilities. However, the implementation of upgrading water supply facilities is being confronted with some uncertainties because of the conflicts of involved ...
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Identification, assessment, and control of hazards in water supply: experiences from Water Safety Plan implementations in Germany
According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Water Safety Plans (WSP), a Technical Risk Management was developed, which considers standard demands in drinking water treatment in Germany. It was already implemented at several drinking water treatment plants of different size and treatment processes in Germany. Hazards affecting water quality, continuity, and the ...
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Deterioration in water quality from supply chain to household and appropriate storage in the context of intermittent water supplies
Many water providers in urban developing country contexts have to supply the water intermittently due to the disparity between rapidly growing demand and investment in supply infrastructure. This can lead to water quality risks such as ingress of polluted groundwater and unsafe household storage. This study has investigated the common risks and possible alternative solutions down the supply chain ...
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An evaluation of sampling methods and supporting techniques for tackling lead in drinking water in Alberta Province
A demonstration project evaluated a range of sampling methods and supporting techniques for tackling lead in drinking water in Alberta Province, with the cities of Calgary and Edmonton as case studies. The sampling protocols specified by Health Canada in their 2009 guidance were confirmed to need further improvement and clarification; these sampling protocols produce results that are subject ...
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Experiences and lessons learned from practical implementation of a software-supported Water Safety Plan (WSP) approach
The Water Safety Plan (WSP) is considered the preferred approach to ensure drinking water safety by the World Health Organization (WHO). This approach ideally requires extensive scientific and technical input from a multidisciplinary team of experts. However, in small- and medium-sized municipalities in Austria, financial and personnel resources are usually of very limited availability. ...
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The Maximum Contaminant Level and the Public Water Supply
Water is an effective solvent, so the water from a residential faucet will naturally have trace amounts of different substances. Ionic minerals like calcium and sodium will improve the taste of tap water. Many water systems add fluoride to support dental health in the area. Other contaminants are not beneficial. When a substance has associated health risks, the Clean Water Act empowers the EPA to ...
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Monitoring, environmental emergencies management and water treatment improvement of freshwater lakes in China: the Chao Lake case study
Severe eutrophication of freshwater lakes, with the subsequent risk of algal blooms, has a critical effect on the safety of drinking water supplies in China and is one of the main environmental emergencies in the country. This paper focuses on Chao Lake, a large, shallow eutrophic lake used as a source of drinking water. The study considers the possibilities of improving the lake monitoring ...
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From international developments to local practice: Germany's evaluation and dialogue process towards Water Safety Plan implementation
The third edition of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality establishes a ‘Framework for Safe Drinking-water’ that promotes a risk assessment and risk management approach called Water Safety Plan (WSP). In Germany, the discussion on the WSP approach started with significant scepticism by various stakeholders questioning its added value in light of the high quality and service level of ...
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Water safety planning for small water supply systems: the framework and control measures
A water safety plan (WSP) is a preventive comprehensive risk assessment and management approach to ensuring the safety of a drinking water supply from source to tap for public health protection. The concept was introduced in the last decade in international guidance documents and has been applied widely across a varied range of water supply systems, particularly, the public water utilities ...
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Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) were developed to provide regulations that ensure drinking water safety. Drinking water under the guidelines is described as water used for human consumption, and it is obtained through a tap or food made using water. It also ensures that water quality meets the intended purpose of use. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) works ...
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Types and applications of residual chlorine sensors for water quality
Background:Residual chlorine sensor is an essential tool in water treatment. They are used to measure the concentration of free chlorine that remains in water after being treated with chlorine. Residual chlorine level is an important parameter to determine the effect of water treatment and ensure the safety of drinking water supply.Chlorine is added to water as a disinfectant to kill harmful ...
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Protecting People in the Printing Industry
Due to the fast-paced, deadline-driven nature of the printing industry it can often be easy to overlook the need for health and safety equipment. The UK is the world’s fifth largest producer of printed products, with around 120,000 employees – a large workforce that needs to be protected. Printing is a diverse industry, covering many processes from screen printing to lamination. As a ...
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The Development of Water Quality Detectors and Their Impact on Water Resource Management
Abstract:Water quality is a valuable natural resource and is vital to human survival and development. However, with the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, as well as the continuous growth of population, water resources are polluted to different degrees, which seriously threatens the sustainable development of human health and ecological environment. Therefore, the protection ...
By JXCT
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Tailored Emergency Safety Showers for Remote ‘Super Giant’ Oilfield - Case Study
Background The Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan is one of the deepest developed super giant oil fields in the world, with further expansion projects in the pipeline. The aim of the Future Growth Project is to increase the daily production of crude oil to 850,000 barrels per day, a planned growth of 240%. Running simultaneously, the objective of the Well Head Pressure Management Project is to ...
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Facing hazards in the fast-paced food industry
The food & drink industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, contributing more than £28bn to the economy every year. This industry and its employees face increased demand from a constantly growing population. As pressure to escalate production increases, the industry cannot afford to neglect the safety of its workers. Food processing and manufacturing facilities must be ...
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Obama provides economic stimulus money for important water projects
California and indeed the entire western region of the United States, face chronic issues with respect to water use management. As reported in a December 2008 article on this site, California faces special problems intensified by cycles of drought; additionally, budget shortfalls are compounding the problems by limiting what the State can accomplish. Some relief may be in sight, though; in April ...
By H2bid, Inc.
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What is a Water Safety Plan?
Water is an essential basis in many industrial processes and a Water Safety Plan can prevent and manage threats to the water supply for those processes from the catchment to the process itself. Industries that use large quantities of water include brewery and carbonated beverage water; dairy industries; textile manufacturing; pulp and paper mills; oil and gas; the pharmaceutical industry and ...
By Coftec
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