Protecting the Water Supply

Protecting Water Supply Critical Infrastructure: An Overview

CANARY Contamination event detection system CMMS Computerized maintenance management systems CWS Contamination warning system DHS Department of Homeland Security DSL Digital subscriber lines EDS Event detection system EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency GA Genetic algorithm GAO Government Accountability Office h Hours HMI Human–machine interface ICS Industrial control system IT Information...

Protecting the nation's food supply.

Protecting Water Supply Quality – Decision Support Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

In order to optimise the quality and use of abstracted waters it is imperative to assess the risk of pollution from the catchment area upstream of the supply intake. This process can be greatly facilitated through the use of environmental spatial data and decision support software. This paper describes the development of a number of tools to support environmental risk assessment and operational...

Meeting the FDA’s Initiative for Protecting the US Drug Supply†

Protecting the Food Supply Chain from Terrorist Attack

The food supply chain is a critical infrastructure that is an attractive target for terrorist attacks. Despite its importance, relatively little research has focused on improving the security of the food supply chain infrastructure. This is largely due to a lack of awareness on the part of food supply chain stakeholders and authorities about the threats. This paper describes a methodology for a...