Safety Assessment of Zanjan Drinking Water System Using Water Safety Plan

Assessment of safety in drinking water supply system of Birjand city using World Health Organization’s water safety plan

Background: The conventional method for managing drinking water quality is not a suitable preventive strategy for protecting public health. A water safety plan (WSP) presents a systematic approach to ensuring the health and quality of drinking water. This study assessed the drinking water supply system safety of Birjand city using the WHO’s WSP. Methods: This investigation employed the WSP-QA ...

Assessment of water supply system and water quality of Lighvan village using water safety plan

Background: Continuous expansion of potable water pollution sources is one of the main concerns of water suppliers, therefore measures such as water safety plan (WSP), have been taken into account to control these sources of pollution. The aim of this study was to identify probable risks and threatening hazards to drinking water quality in Lighvan village along with assessment of bank filtratio...

Survey of drinking water quality of household water treatment and public distribution network in Garmsar city, under the control of water safety plan

Background and Objective: Surface water and underground water quality in countries that facing dehydration have increased the interest of the community to use Household Water Treatment devices. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the quality of drinking water of Household Water Treatment devices and general distribution network in Garmsar, which is under the control of the water safety ...

Debate Drinking water safety revisited Drinking water and endemic gastrointestinal illness

We consider that the strength of the evidence linking drinking water to endemic gastrointestinal illness in developed nations has been overstated in the recent paper in this journal by Schwartz et al and the accompanying editorial. As noted in the editorial, there have been a number of documented waterborne outbreaks in countries with good water treatment practices. In such outbreaks the associ...

Microbiological safety of drinking water: United States and global perspectives.

Waterborne disease statistics only begin to estimate the global burden of infectious diseases from contaminated drinking water. Diarrheal disease is dramatically underreported and etiologies seldom diagnosed. This review examines available data on waterborne disease incidence both in the United States and globally together with its limitations. The waterborne route of transmission is examined f...

Assessing Microbial Safety of Drinking Water IMPROVING APPROACHES AND METHODS