A commentary on recent water safety initiatives in the context of water utility risk management [PDF]
Environment International, 2006 Over the last decade, suppliers of drinking water have recognised the limitations of relying solely on end-product monitoring to ensure safe water quality and have sought to reinforce their approach by adopting preventative strategies where risks are ...
Simon J T Pollard
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Application of water safety planning to improve drinking water safety in an Arctic community – a case study in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar HealthWater safety planning is a risk management approach that accounts for quantitative and qualitative drinking water hazards and includes ongoing input from stakeholders.
Caroline Duncan +2 more
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Development of water safety risk matrices to improve water safety in Arctic drinking water systems in Nunavut, Canada [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar HealthSafe drinking water is key to individual and community health. Water safety is often evaluated based on whether or not a community’s drinking water meets the quality standards specified by a governing authority. These water quality standards address many
Elan Chalmers +2 more
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Enhancing Water Safety: Exploring Recent Technological Approaches for Drowning Detection [PDF]
SensorsDrowning poses a significant threat, resulting in unexpected injuries and fatalities. To promote water sports activities, it is crucial to develop surveillance systems that enhance safety around pools and waterways.
Salman Jalalifar +6 more
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Application of Nanotechnology in Analysis and Removal of Heavy Metals in Food and Water Resources
Nanomaterials, 2021 Toxic heavy metal contamination in food and water from environmental pollution is a significant public health issue. Heavy metals do not biodegrade easily yet can be enriched hundreds of times by biological magnification, where toxic substances move up ...
Zhaoyuan Gong +3 more
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Redefining the purpose, goals and methods of disinfection in contemporary water supply systems [PDF]
Archives of Environmental Protection, 2020 This paper presents a new concept of disinfection traditionally applied in water treatment systems. The new definition of this process results from the change in its functionality, aims and methods, which guarantee high quality of water supply.
Zbysław Dymaczewski +4 more
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H2Open Journal, 2023 The provision of potable water is a global challenge. Infections caused by drinking contaminated water are a regular occurrence in developing countries.
Bukola Oyerinola Atobatele +1 more
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Face and Content Validity of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence in Young Children
Children, 2022 An international group of experts have developed a pictorial tool to measure perceived water competence for children aged from 5 to 8 years old: the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence (PSPWC).
Liliane De Sousa Morgado +7 more
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Risk perception from the consumption of untreated drinking water in a small island community
Journal of Water and Health, 2022 A small island community in Malaysia uses gravity-fed drinking water, and rejected water treatment by the authorities. This study was conducted to evaluate the community's risk perception towards their untreated water supply by interviewing one adult per
Nik Muhammad Nizam Nik Hassan +2 more
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Survey of ship platoon cooperative control
Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2023 The ship platoon will become an important form of water transport in the future. This paper analyzes the characteristics and control principle of ship platoon cooperative control, and analyzes the current situation and methods in the four aspects of ship-
Xiumin CHU +5 more
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