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Responding to Threats and Incidents of Intentional Drinking Water Contamination

Allgeier, Steven C. / Magnuson, Matthew L.

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All drinking water systems have some degree of vulnerability to contamination, and analysis shows that it is possible to contaminate drinking water at levels causing varying degrees of harm. Furthermore, experience indicates that the threat of contamination, overt or circumstantial, is probable. Thus, there is a clear need to address the contamination threat. While certain steps may be taken to reduce the vulnerabilities and prevent intentional contamination, it is impossible to completely eliminate this vulnerability, although a utility could spend a lot of resources trying to do so. Instead, it may be more effective to plan for responding to contamination threats that do arise.

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Responding to Threats and Incidents of Intentional Drinking Water Contamination

Allgeier, Steven C. / Magnuson, Matthew L.

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All drinking water systems have some degree of vulnerability to contamination, and analysis shows that it is possible to contaminate drinking water at levels causing varying degrees of harm. Furthermore, experience indicates that the threat of contamination, overt or circumstantial, is probable. Thus, there is a clear need to address the contamination threat. While certain steps may be taken to reduce the vulnerabilities and prevent intentional contamination, it is impossible to completely eliminate this vulnerability, although a utility could spend a lot of resources trying to do so. Instead, it may be more effective to plan for responding to contamination threats that do arise.

Responding to Threats and Incidents of Intentional Drinking Water Contamination

Allgeier, Steven C. / Magnuson, Matthew L.

Summary

All drinking water systems have some degree of vulnerability to contamination, and analysis shows that it is possible to contaminate drinking water at levels causing varying degrees of harm. Furthermore, experience indicates that the threat of contamination, overt or circumstantial, is probable. Thus, there is a clear need to address the contamination threat. While certain steps may be taken to reduce the vulnerabilities and prevent intentional contamination, it is impossible to completely eliminate this vulnerability, although a utility could spend a lot of resources trying to do so. Instead, it may be more effective to plan for responding to contamination threats that do arise.

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Title:

Responding to Threats and Incidents of Intentional Drinking Water Contamination

Contributors:

Allgeier, Steven C. (author) / Magnuson, Matthew L. (author)

Published in:

Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education ; 129 ; 13-17

Publication date:

2004-10-01

Size:

5 pages

ISSN:

1936-7031 , 1936-704X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-704X.2004.mp129001004.x

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

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