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Water contamination emergencies : can we cope? /

Contamination of water supplies, whether by chemical, biological or radioactive agents, requires a rapid and effective response in order to reduce or avoid impact on the environment or consumers. Using seven major incident case studies (including the Milwaukee Cryptosporidium incident, Chernobyl and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Conference on Water Contamination Emergencies Kenilworth, England
Otros Autores: Thompson, K. C. (Kenneth Clive), 1944-, Gray, J. (John), 1947-
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge [England] : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©2004.
Colección:Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)) ; no. 293.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The city of Milwaukee crytosporidium outbreak : what really happened and how vulnerable are we?
  • The wem incident
  • The Hungerford fish mortality
  • The foot and mouth disease outbreak 2001
  • Burncrooks diesel incident
  • Problems, perceptions and perfection : the role of the drinking water inspectorate in water quality incidents and emergencies
  • Dealing with company, public and media perception
  • Water related chemical incidents and their toxicological management
  • Water and public health
  • Environment agency analysis overview on contamination monitoring
  • Contamination monitoring : screening vs targeted analysis
  • Field and laboratory analysis for detection of unknown deliberately released contaminants
  • Microbiological analysis : how soon can we have the results?
  • Rapid toxkit microbiotests for water contamination emergencies
  • Overview of handling emergencies : some cautionary tales
  • Radiological issues
  • Communications
  • Testing the system : exercise is good for you!
  • Can we cope?