Overview
- Editors:
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Jaroslav Pollert
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Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Bozidar Dedus
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PRONING DHI d.o.o., Zagreb
- Drinking water security
- Water resources and environmental protection
- Monitoring and early warning of drinking water systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 papers)
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- JOEP VAN DEN BROEKE, ALBERT BRANDT, ANDREAS WEINGARTNER, FRANZ HOFSTÄDTER
Pages 19-29
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- R. PERFLER, G. LANGERGRABER, W. LETTL, N. FLEISCHMANN
Pages 85-98
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- WILLIAM B. SAMUELS, RAKESH BAHADUR
Pages 99-112
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- KATEŘINA SlavÍČKOVÁ, ALEXANDER GRÜNWALD, MAREK SLAVÍČEK, BOHUMIL ŠŤASTNÝ, KLÁRA ŠTRAUSOVÁ
Pages 113-124
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- GHEORGHE STANCALIE, SIMONA CATANA, CRISTIAN FLUERARU
Pages 125-135
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- ŠTEFAN STANKO, IVANA MAHRÍKOVÁ, TOMÁŠ GIBALA
Pages 137-145
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- OCTAVIAN STRENG, CEZAR MORAR
Pages 147-154
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- LADISLAV TUHOVCAK, JAN RUCKA, TOMAS JUHANAK
Pages 169-182
About this book
The provision of safe drinking water is one of the primary responsibilities of all governments, which address and share this responsibility through various levels of administration, ranging from the municipal to federal level, and further sharing of such responsibilities with public or private water utility companies. Recent reviews indicate the existence of significant vulnerabilities of all components of the infrastructure in general, among which the water supply systems are considered the most critical because of it’s importance to human life. Indeed, such systems encompas huge number of stuctures, plants and devices that might become a target of sabotage, and they all may be found in major components of each water supply system: the raw water sources (usually a reservoir, a river intake, or groundwater aquifer), water purification plants (encompassing various treatment processes), and water distribution networks bringing potable water to the consumers. Consequently, the reality of the post-September 11 situation forces the operators of water supply systems throught the world to examine the security and safety of their systems, it’s vulnerability to intentional interference and sabotage with respect to quantity and quality of potable water. In assessing the system vulnerability, there is an urgent need to develop emergency response plans providing ways and means for alternative water supply for the moment of system operation disruption, and system remediation and recovery after the attack.
Editors and Affiliations
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Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
Jaroslav Pollert
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PRONING DHI d.o.o., Zagreb
Bozidar Dedus