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Microbial Issues in Drinking Water Security

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Bioterrorism is an important consideration for drinking water security. The vulnerability of a water system to an intentional biological contamination event is an area of increasing concern. A listing of bio-threat agents which could potentially be transmitted by water is presented and information is provided regarding their detection, persistence, and resistance to commonly used water treatment procedures.

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  1. National Homeland Security Research Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA

    Eugene W. Rice

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  2. Dept. Economics, Temple University, N. Broad Street 1801, Philadelphia, 19122, Pennsylvania, USA

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  3. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Haifa, Israel

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Disclaimer: The material presented in this chapter has been subjected to review and has been approved for publication by the US Environmental Protection Agency through its Office of Research and Development. Note that approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views of the Agency.

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Rice, E.W. (2011). Microbial Issues in Drinking Water Security. In: Clark, R., Hakim, S., Ostfeld, A. (eds) Handbook of Water and Wastewater Systems Protection. Protecting Critical Infrastructure, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0189-6_9

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