Security of Public Water Supplies

by Deininger, Rolf A.; Literathy, Peter; Bartram, Jamie

• ISBN13: 9780792361213
• ISBN10: 0792361210
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The provision of secure drinking water supplies for its citizens is the aim of every government. The quantity of water is in most cases adequate, but the quality in many cases is not. The development of new analytical methods has led to the discovery of new substances of human origin in drinking water. New microorganisms and their toxins pass through the conventional treatment plants to show up in the finished water. What all this means to public health is not clear at present, but it seems that increased vigilance is necessary to provide safe drinking water to all citizens. This book focuses on five major issues: inorganic contaminants, focusing on arsenic and copper; organic contaminants, focusing on petroleum products, insecticides and pesticides; biological and bacteriological problems in raw and finished water and the distribution system; river water watch and surveillance systems; the role of research, the economics of privatization, and the support of international organizations.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Indicators of Drinking Water Quality in the Americas	1	(10)
Rolf A. Deininger
Future Perspectives and International Cooperation	11	(18)
Jamie Bartram
International Instrument for Prevention, Control and Reduction of Water Related Diseases	29	(6)
Alan Pinter
Rainer Enderlein
Upgrading Public Water Supplies	35	(16)
Hartmut Bartel
Risk Management to Provide Safe Drinking Water	51	(20)
Robert M. Clark
Early Warning Systems on the Rhine and Elbe in Germany	71	(20)
Rolf-Dieter Wilken
Thomas Knepper
Klaus Haberer
Early Warning System for Chemical Spills on the Ohio River	91	(10)
Walter M. Grayman
Alan H. Vicory, Jr.
Richard M. Males
Early Warning System on the Danube River	101	(6)
George Pinter
Integrating Physical, Chemical and Biological Monitoring	107	(8)
Marielle Thomas
Trace Metals in Drinking Water: Sources and Effects	115	(18)
Jerome O. Nriagu
Myoung-Jin Kim
Prevention of Lead in Drinking Water	133	(6)
Rolf A. Deininger
Elmer V. Bernstam
Organic Micropollutants in Drinking Water Resources	139	(22)
Peter Literathy
Non-polar Micropollutants in Water Resources	161	(10)
Igor Liska
Microbial Quality Issues for Drinking Water	171	(14)
Edwin E. Geldreich
Microbiological Safety of Water Supplies	185	(12)
Mihaly Kadar
Impact of the Distribution System on Water Quality: A UK Perspective	197	(12)
Ian Walker
Maintaining a Disinfectant Residual in the Distribution System	209	(10)
Rolf A. Deininger
Privatization of Water Supplies	219	(8)
Christian Chefdeville
Pharmaceuticals in Sewage, Surface and Drinking Water in Germany	227	(14)
Rolf-Dieter Wilken
Thomas A. Ternes
Thomas Heberer
Sabotage of Public Water Supply Systems	241	(8)
Rolf A. Deininger
Peter G. Meier
Subject Index	249