scholarly journals Closing America’s Racial Gap around Drinking Water Quality Perceptions and the Role of the Environmental Engineering and Science Academic Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Hicks ◽  
E. Yvonne Lewis ◽  
Nancy Love
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Racial Gap

Raising a glass to clean water

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2N-6N
Author(s):  
Mike Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Environmental Analysis ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
The Us

For this special issue on drinking water quality, Focus takes a look at the regulatory frameworks for drinking water in Europe and the US and the role of environmental analysis in their future evolution.

The Role of Ozone in Improving Drinking Water Quality in London and Oxford

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 409-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Evans ◽  
Mike Bauer ◽  
Nigel Goodman ◽  
Joe Hague ◽  
Tuan Ta
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Drinking Water Quality

Risk communication of hazardous processes associated with drinking water quality - a mental models approach to customer perception, part 1 - a methodology

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Owen ◽  
J. S. Colbourne ◽  
C. R. I. Clayton ◽  
C. Fife-Schaw
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Customer Perception ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Water Companies

This paper describes a new method of measuring drinking water quality perceptions. Expert knowledge was captured and developed into a model which characterises the potentially hazardous processes inherent in the supply of drinking water. The methodology is based on the psychological framework of “mental modelling” and compares differences in knowledge between water industry experts and lay people. Qualitative studies revealed striking differences between the two groups. These findings are being used to evaluate and improve communications between water companies and their customers about the risks associated with drinking water.

scholarly journals How to Enhance the Role of Science in European Union Policy Making and Implementation: The Case of Agricultural Impacts on Drinking Water Quality

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matjaž Glavan ◽  
Špela Železnikar ◽  
Gerard Velthof ◽  
Sandra Boekhold ◽  
Sindre Langaas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
European Union ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Agricultural Impacts ◽  
Eu Policy

Throughout the European Union (EU), high concentrations of nitrates and pesticides are among the major polluting components of drinking water and have potential long-term impacts on the environment and human health. Many research projects co-funded by the European Commission have been carried out, but the results often do not influence policy making and implementation to the extent that is duly justified. This paper assesses several issues and barriers that weaken the role of science in EU policy making and EU policy implementation in the case of agricultural impacts on drinking water quality. It then proposes improvements and solutions to strengthen the role of science in this process. The analysis is conceptual but supported empirically by a desk study, a workshop, and complementary individual interviews, mostly with representatives of organizations working at the EU level. The results indicate that perceived barriers are mostly observed on the national or regional level and are connected with a lack of political will, scarce instruction on the legislation implementation process, and a lack of funding opportunities for science to be included in policy making and further EU policy implementation. In response to that, we suggest translating scientific knowledge on technological, practical or environmental changes and using dissemination techniques for specific audiences and in local languages. Further, the relationship between data, information and decision making needs to change by implementing monitoring in real-time, which will allow for the quick adaptation of strategies. In addition, we suggest project clustering (science, policy, stakeholders, and citizens) to make science and research more connected to current policy challenges and stakeholder needs along with citizen involvement with an aim of establishing sustainable long-term relationships and communication flows.

EVALUATION ON THE RURAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN A CENTRALIZED SUPPLIED AREA OF CHINA

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendong Wang ◽  
Shan Song ◽  
Zixia Qiao ◽  
Qin Yang ◽  
Mengmeng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Drinking Water Quality

Drinking-Water Quality and Intestinal Infectious Diseases in a Colombian Department, 2010-2016

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Dora Cardona Rivas ◽  
Militza Yulain Cardona Guzmán ◽  
Olga Lucía Ocampo López
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Etiological Agents ◽  
Health Organization

Objective: To characterize the burden of intestinal infectious diseases attributable to drinking-water quality in 27 municipalities in the central region of Colombia. Materials and methods: A time-trend ecological study. The drinking-water quality of the National Institute of Health and the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies was identified. The disease burden was calculated based on the mortality registered in the National Department of Statistics and the records of morbidity attended by the Social Protection Integrated Information System. The etiological agents reported in morbidity records and the observation of environmental conditions in the municipalities of the study were included. The disease burden was determined according to the methodology recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Methodological Approaches to Organization of Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Yu.A. Novikova ◽  
I.O. Myasnikov ◽  
A.A. Kovshov ◽  
N.A. Tikhonova ◽  
N.S. Bashketova
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
Supply Systems

Summary. Introduction: Drinking water is one of the most important environmental factors sustaining life and determining human health. The goal of the Russian Federal Clean Water Project is to improve drinking water quality through upgrading of water treatment and supply systems using advanced technologies, including those developed by the military-industrial complex. The most informative and reliable sources of information for assessing drinking water quality are the results of systematic laboratory testing obtained within the framework of socio-hygienic monitoring (SGM) and production control carried out by water supply organizations. The objective of our study was to formulate approaches to organizing quality monitoring programs for centralized cold water supply systems. Materials and methods: We reviewed programs and results of drinking water quality laboratory tests performed by Rospotrebnadzor bodies and institutions within the framework of SGM in 2017–2018. Results: We established that drinking water quality monitoring in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation differs significantly in the number of monitoring points (566 in the Krasnoyarsk Krai vs 10 in Sevastopol) and measured indicators, especially sanitary and chemical ones (53 inorganic and organic substances in the Kemerovo Region vs one indicator in the Amur Region). Discussion: For a more complete and objective assessment of drinking water quality in centralized cold water supply systems, monitoring points should be organized at all stages of water supply with account for the coverage of the maximum number of people supplied with water from a particular network. Thus, the number of points in the distribution network should depend, inter alia, on the size of population served. In urban settlements with up to 10,000 inhabitants, for example, at least 4 points should be organized while in the cities with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants at least 80 points are necessary. We developed minimum mandatory lists of indicators and approaches to selecting priority indices to be monitored at all stages of drinking water supply.

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