Delay between sensing and response in water contamination events

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-95

  Bristow, Elizabeth C ^a   Brumbelow, Kelly ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay time; Emergency services; Infrastracture; Municipal water; Public safety; Terrorism; Water management; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSORS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

EMERGENCY SERVICES; MUNICIPAL WATER; PUBLIC SAFETY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY SENSORS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSORS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; SAFETY; SENSOR; TERRORISM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33646682100     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2006)12:2(87)     Document Type: Article

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