Protecting Consumers from Contaminated Drinking Water During Natural Disasters

2011 ◽  
pp. 265-284
Author(s):  
Craig L. Patterson ◽  
Jeffrey Q. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water

A Regional Comparative Study on Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water in Bangladesh

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 763-777
Author(s):  
Sho SHIBATA ◽  
Yoshimi HAGIHARA ◽  
Kiyoko HAGIHARA ◽  
Akira SAKAI
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water

MOFs for the treatment of arsenic, fluoride and iron contaminated drinking water: A review

Chemosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 126388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dibyajyoti Haldar ◽  
Prangan Duarah ◽  
Mihir Kumar Purkait
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water

A fatal waterborne disease epidemic in Walkerton, Ontario: comparison with other waterborne outbreaks in the developed world

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E. Hrudey ◽  
P. Payment ◽  
P.M. Huck ◽  
R.W. Gillham ◽  
E.J. Hrudey
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Reference Source ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Drinking Water Safety ◽  
Public Inquiry ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water ◽  
The Government ◽  
Safety Of Drinking Water ◽  
Developed World

An estimated 2,300 people became seriously ill and seven died from exposure to microbially contaminated drinking water in the town of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada in May 2000. The severity of this drinking water disaster resulted in the Government of Ontario calling a public inquiry by Mr. Justice Dennis O’Connor to address the cause of the outbreak, the role (if any) of government policies in contributing to this outbreak and, ultimately, the implications of this experience on the safety of drinking water across the Province of Ontario. The circumstances surrounding the Walkerton tragedy are an important reference source for those concerned with providing safe drinking water. Although some circumstances are obviously specific to this epidemic, others are uncomfortably reminiscent of waterborne outbreaks that have occurred elsewhere. These recurring themes suggested the need for attention to broad issues of drinking water security and they present the challenge for how drinking water safety can be managed to prevent such tragedies in the future.

scholarly journals War is hazardous for your health: photographs and testimonies about death, wounds, disease and medical care during the Mexican Revolution

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 893-906
Author(s):  
John Mraz
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Mexican Revolution ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Photographic Images ◽  
Secondary Literature ◽  
The World ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water

Revolutionary wars have devastating and far-reaching effects on the health of the populations caught up in them. However, the deaths and injuries produced by weaponry are only part of the story, because diseases resulting from malnutrition and contaminated drinking water account for the majority of medical problems. This essay uses photographs and testimonies of participants to explore health issues during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), as well as incorporating secondary literature on this question. Furthermore, photographic images are not presented as simple (indexical) windows onto the world. Rather, the author attempts to identify the imagemakers and provide explanations that help in imagining the reasons behind the making of the photographs.

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