scholarly journals Cyanobacterial Incident Management Frameworks (CIMFs) for application by drinking water suppliers

Water SA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hein Du Preez ◽  
Annelie Swanepoel ◽  
Leoni Van Baalen ◽  
A Oldewage
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Incident Management

Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as an instrument of water resource management: a case study from a GIS-based Water Safety Plan in Germany

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1691-1699 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Wienand ◽  
U. Nolting ◽  
T. Kistemann
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Incident Management ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Risk Monitoring ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan

Following international developments and the new WHO Drinking Water Guidelines (WHO 2004) a process-orientated concept for risk, monitoring and incident management has been developed and implemented in this study. The concept will be reviewed with special consideration for resource protection (first barrier of the multi-barrier system) and in turn, for the Water Safety Plan (WSP) which adequately considers—beyond the current framework of legal requirements—possible new hygienic-microbiologically relevant risks (especially emerging pathogens) for the drinking water supply. The development of a WSP within the framework of risk, monitoring and incident management includes the application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). In the present study, GIS was used for visualization and spatial analysis in decisive steps in the WSP. The detailed process of GIS-supported implementation included the identification of local participants and their tasks and interactions as an essential part of risk management. A detailed ecological investigation of drinking water conditions in the catchment area was conducted in addition to hazard identification, risk assessment and the monitoring of control measures. The main task of our study was to find out in which steps of the WSP the implementation of GIS could be integrated as a useful, and perhaps even an essential tool.

Habitat Association of Klebsiella Species

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan T. Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Habitat Association ◽  
Klebsiella Species ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Polluted Waters

AbstractThe genus Klebsiella is seemingly ubiquitous in terms of its habitat associations. Klebsiella is a common opportunistic pathogen for humans and other animals, as well as being resident or transient flora (particularly in the gastrointestinal tract). Other habitats include sewage, drinking water, soils, surface waters, industrial effluents, and vegetation. Until recently, almost all these Klebsiella have been identified as one species, ie, K. pneumoniae. However, phenotypic and genotypic studies have shown that “K. pneumoniae” actually consists of at least four species, all with distinct characteristics and habitats. General habitat associations of Klebsiella species are as follows: K. pneumoniae—humans, animals, sewage, and polluted waters and soils; K. oxytoca—frequent association with most habitats; K. terrigena— unpolluted surface waters and soils, drinking water, and vegetation; K. planticola—sewage, polluted surface waters, soils, and vegetation; and K. ozaenae/K. rhinoscleromatis—infrequently detected (primarily with humans).

Nanotube-Based Filter Cleans Drinking Water

2011 ◽  
pp. 030811072845
Author(s):  
Emily Gertz
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water

Letters. Drinking water contaminants.

1983 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 394-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
JGMM Smeenk
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Contaminants
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