Assessing Microbial Safety of Drinking Water : Improving Approaches and Methods.
Inadequate drinking water and sanitation are amongst the world's major causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. This book provides a state-of-the-art review on approaches and methods used in assessing the microbial safety of drinking water. It supports the rapidly emerging trend towards p...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003 ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Resource |
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| Summary: | Inadequate drinking water and sanitation are amongst the world's major causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. This book provides a state-of-the-art review on approaches and methods used in assessing the microbial safety of drinking water. It supports the rapidly emerging trend towards preventive management and a broader system-wide outlook. It supports a framework for water safety which extends from resource to consumer and is based on rigorous risk assessment and risk management. The book offers guidance on the selection and use of available indicators alongside operational monitoring to meet specific information needs. It looks at potential applications of new technologies and emerging methods. The book includes chapters by eminent authorities/recognised experts dealing with aspects of: parameters for assessing water quality; assessment of risk; catchment characterisation and source water quality; treatment efficiency; monitoring water quality in storage and distribution; surveillance and investigation of contamination events and waterborne outbreaks; and analytical methods. ...This is a valuable guidebook for testing drinking water quality and assessing microbial safety which extends from resource to consumer and is based on rigorous risk assessment... -Indian Journal of Medical Research. |
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| ISBN: | 9789240687127 9789241546300 |
| Access: | Only OEAW-employees or in the reading room of our library. |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |