Water Contamination Emergencies

by Thompson, K. Clive; Gray, John

• ISBN13: 9780854046584
• ISBN10: 0854046585
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-28
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Summary

Contamination of water supplies and the immediate availability of appropriate emergency responses to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) events which result in contaminated water are becoming increasingly relevant and significant issues in the water industry and in the wider world. Consequently, new strategies and technologies are being constantly evolved and refined by leading experts in the field in order to achieve rapid and effective responses to water contamination events.Water Contamination Emergencies: Enhancing our Response brings together contributions from leading scientists and experts from both academia and industry in the field of water contamination and emergency planning. The book covers a wide range of topics including responses to water contamination emergencies, impacts on public health and commerce, risk assessment, analysis and monitoring, emergency planning, control and planning and threats to the water industry. This book is ideal for specialists in the field of water contamination and emergency response planning, especially researchers and professionals in industry and government who require an authoritative and highly specialised resource on water contamination management. The reader will gain an appreciation of the activities supporting the development of responses to contamination events; emergency actions required in response to the contamination of drinking water; and incident management. Also discussed are the importance of communication between organisations and the public; consumer perceptions and the need for robust and rapid screening of samples to help answer the key question "Is this water safe to drink?"

Table of Contents

Introduction: Themes and Objectives	1	(3)
J. Gray
Safety, Security, (Un)certainty	3	(2)
J. Colbourne
The Water Industry's Perspective of Water Contamination Emergencies	5	(2)
J. Dennis
The Customers' View on Water Contamination	7	(12)
R. Sturt
Achieving an Appropriate Balance? - An Ofwat Perspective	19	(8)
R.J. Tye
W.H. Emery
Water Contamination: Case Scenarios	27	(4)
D. Russell
Chemical Contamination of Water - Toxic Effects	31	(8)
P.C. Rumsby
W.F. Young
N. Sorokin
C.L. Atkinson
R. Harrison
HPA Role on Health Risk Advice to Public Health Teams	39	(3)
P. Saunders
Preventing Drinking Water Emergencies -- Water Quality Monitoring Lessons from Recent Outbreak Experience	42	(11)
S.E. Hrudey
S. Rizak
Water Safety Plans and Their Role in Preventing and Managing Contamination of the Water Supply	53	(9)
R. Aertgeerts
The Use of Computational Toxicology for Emergency Response Assessment	62	(8)
T. White
Risk Management Capabilities -- Towards Mindfulness for the International Water Utility Sector	70	(11)
S.J.T. Pollard
J.E. Strutt
B.H. MacGillivray
J.V. Sharp
S.E. Hrudey
P.D. Hamilton
Mass Spectrometry Screening Techniques	81	(8)
S.N. Cairns
D.P.A. Kilgour
J. Murrell
R. Parris
M. Rush
D.M. Groves
M.D. Brookes
The Utilisation On-line of Common Parameter Monitoring as a Surveillance Tool for Enhancing Water Security	89	(10)
D. Kroll
K. King
Risk Assessment Methodology for Water Utilities (RAM-W™) - the Foundation for Emergency Response Planning	99	(6)
J. J. Danneels
Faster, Smaller, Cheaper: Technical Innovations for Next-Generation Water Monitoring	105	(11)
W. Einfeld
A Dutch View of Emergency Planning and Control	116	(10)
O.J. Epema
J.M. van Steenwijk
W.G. van Gogh
Water Distribution System Modelling: an Essential Component of Total System Security	126	(9)
R. E. Finley
Strengthening Collaborations for Water-Related Health Risk Communications	135	(10)
R. Parkin
L. Ragain
H. Urquhart
P. Wilborne-Davis
Risk Assessment, Perception and Communication - Why Dialogue is Politic	145	(7)
H. Mallett
Bouncing Back	152	(4)
E. Lewis Jones
Poor Communication During a Contamination Event May Cause More Harm to Public Health than the Actual Event Itself	156	(9)
P.R. Hunter
M. Reid
Communication of Tap-water Risks - Challenges and Opportunities	165	(7)
M.F. Doria
N.F. Pidgeon
K. Haynes
Improving Communication of Drinking Water Risks Through a Better Understanding of Public Perspectives	172	(12)
C.G. Jardine
UK Water Industry Laboratory Mutual Group: Progress and Achievements	184	(8)
S. Scott
K.C. Thompson
Recent Advances in Rapid Ecotoxicity Screening	192	(11)
G. Persoone
A Water Company Perspective	203	(5)
J.G. O'Neill
Rapid Detection of Volatile Substances in Water Using a Portable Photoionization Detector	208	(8)
P. Bratt
K.C. Thompson
P. Benke
Analysis Methods for Water Pollution Emergency Incidents	216	(13)
K. C. Thompson
S. Scott
Laboratory Environmental Analysis Proficiency (LEAP) Emergency Scheme	229	(7)
B. May
Electronic attack on IT and SCADA Systems	236	(4)
P. Davis
Incident Involving Radionuclides	240	(11)
B. Wilkins
CBRN Issues	251	(14)
A. Clark
Screening Analysis of River Samples for Unknown Pollutants	265	(2)
A. Gravell
Microbiological Risk and Analysis Issues in Water	267	(17)
I. E. Tothill
Reagentless Detection of CB Agents	284	(8)
H. J. Harmon
A. Oliver
B. Johnson-White
Be Prepared, the Approach in the Netherlands	292	(11)
B. Tangena
J. van den Broeke
Overview of the Water Company Challenges	303	(7)
B. Sutton
Closing Remarks	310	(3)
J. Gray
POSTERS
Monitoring of Organic Micro Contaminants in Drinking Water Using a Submersible UV/VIS Spectrophotometer	313	(4)
J. van den Broeke
A. Brandt
A. Weingartner
F. Hofstadter
Removal of Humic Substances from Water by Means of Ca2+- Enriched Natural Zeolites	317	(3)
S. Capasso
P. Iovino
S. Salvestrini
Protective Effects of Cathodic Electrolyzed Water on the Damages of DNA, RNA and Protein	320	(4)
Mi-Young Lee
Kun-Kul Ryoo
Yoon-Kyoung Kim
Yoon-Bao Lee
Jong-Kwon Lee
Detection of 88 Pesticides on the Finnigan TSQ Quantum Discovery Using a Novel LC-MS/MS Method	324	(4)
W. Gebhardt
E. Genin
D. Ghosh
M. Churchill
J. Klein
L. Alder
Water Safety Plans: Prevention and Management of Technical and Operative Risks in the Water Industry	328	(3)
A. Hein
A. Maelzer
U. Borchers
Analysis of Aquifer Response to Coupled Flow and Transport on NAOL Remediation with Well Fields	331	(2)
I. David
S. B. Anim-Addo
Safe Drinking Water: Lessons from Recent Outbreaks	333	(4)
S. E. Hrudey
E. J. Hrudey
Prevention and Security Measures Against Potential Terrorist Attacks to Drinking Water Systems in Italy	337	(13)
M. Ottaviani
R. Drusiani
E. Mauro
L. Lucentin
E. Ferretti
Improved Understanding of Water Quality Monitoring Evidence for Risk Management Decision-making	350	(5)
S. Rizak
S. E. Hrudey
Tools for the Rapid Detection of Pathogens in Mains Drinking Water Supplies	355	(5)
S.A. Wilks
N. Azevedo
T. Juhna
M. Lehtola
C.W. Keevil
Detection and Confirmation of Unknown Contaminants in Untreated Tap Water Using a Hybrid Triple Quadrupole Linear Ion Trap LC/MS/MS System	360	(6)
M.T. Baynham
D. Evans
P. Cummings
S.J. Lock
``Mind the Gap'' -- Facilitated Workshop	366	(3)
M. Furness
Subject Index	369