Water safety plans: Planning for adverse events and communicating with consumers

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Byleveld, Paul M ^a   Deere, Daniel ^b   Davison, Annette ^b  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b Water Futures Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boil water; Communication; Risk management; Water contamination; Water safety plans

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GIARDIA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 43749112565     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.019     Document Type: Article

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