Comparing risk-reduction measures to reach water safety targets using an integrated fault tree model

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 428-436

  Rosen L ^a   Lindhe, A ^a   Bergstedt, O ^b   Norberg, T ^c   Pettersson, T J R ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Göteborg Vatten   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision support; Fault tree; Risk assessment; Risk reduction; Uncertainty; Water safety plan

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISKS; INVESTMENTS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATERWORKS;

DECISION SUPPORTS; FAULT-TREES; RISK REDUCTIONS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER SAFETY PLANS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DRINKING WATER;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HISTOGRAM; INVESTMENT; PLANNING; POLITICS; RESERVOIR; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 78649644949     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2010.089     Document Type: Article

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