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Drinking Water Security for Engineers, Planners, and Managers
Integrated Water Security Series
1st Edition - January 24, 2014
Editor: Ravi Jain
Paperback ISBN:9780124114661
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eBook ISBN:9780124115323
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Concise and readable, Drinking Water Security for Engineers, Planners and Managers provides an overview of issues including infrastructure planning, planning to evaluate vulnerabilities and potential threats, capital improvement planning, and maintenance and risk management. This book also covers topics regarding potential contaminants, available water security technologies, analytical methods, and sensor technologies and networks. Other topics include transport and containment of contaminated water, treatment technologies and the treatability of contaminants.
Threat and vulnerability risk assessments and capital improvement
Identification and characterization of potential contaminants and clean up
Application of information assurance techniques to computerized systems
Chapter 2. U.S. Regulatory Environment and Planning for Water Security
1 Legislation
2 Regulatory Requirements and Guidance
3 Planning Efforts and Documentation
Conclusions
Chapter 3. Threats
1 Introduction
2 Water System Vulnerabilities
3 Threats to Water Systems
4 Potential Contaminants
5 Public Health Information
6 Case Studies
Conclusions
Chapter 4. Prevention
1 Introduction
2 Motivation for Physical Protection Planning
3 Water System Components Requiring Protection
4 Water System Hardening
5 Water System Physical Protection Technology and Devices
6 Water System Security Standards and Guidelines
7 Capital Improvement Planning and Maintenance
Conclusions
Chapter 5. Detection
1 Introduction
2 Detection Methods
3 Contaminant Warning Systems
Conclusions
Chapter 6. Response
1 Introduction
2 Threat Evaluation
3 Potential Responses
4 Short-Term Emergency Water Supply
Conclusions
Chapter 7. Rehabilitation
1 Introduction
2 Rehabilitation Approach and Regulatory Guidelines
3 Rehabilitation Planning and Assessment
4 Rehabilitation Methods
5 Additional Rehabilitation Methods
6 Rehabilitation of Buildings
7 Transport and Containment of Contaminated Water
8 Treatment of Contaminated Water
9 Disposal Issues
10 Postremediation Monitoring
11 Long-term Alternate Water Supply
Conclusions
Chapter 8. Conclusions
Appendix A. List of Acronyms Used in Water Security Literature and Legislation
Appendix B. Water Contamination Events Reported in English Language Newspapers
Appendix C. Chemical and Biological Threats on the Contaminant Candidate List
Appendix D. Physical Prevention Devices for Water Security
Appendix E. Detection Devices for Water Security
Appendix F. Treatment Systems for Recovery and Rehabilitation Efforts
Index
No. of pages: 254
Language: English
Published: January 24, 2014
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
Paperback ISBN: 9780124114661
eBook ISBN: 9780124115323
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Ravi Jain
Ravi Jain is Dean and Professor of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from California State University, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech. He studied public administration and public policy at Harvard, earning an M.P.A. degree and did additional graduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Affiliations and expertise
Dean and Professor Emeritus, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA