在安大略省,饮用水质量管理取得了进展,这是在沃尔克顿之后的20年
Megan Fuller1, Emma Wells2, Laith Furatian3
1Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Journal of water and health
|August 26, 2023
概括
安大略省的饮用水管理符合全球标准,但为了加强公共卫生保护和水安全,需要数据透明度和持续改进.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 水质管理水质管理
背景情况:
- 沃尔克顿疫情促使安大略省改革饮用水安全.
- 全球努力,包括世卫组织的水安全计划 (WSP) 框架,先进的基于风险的管理.
- 安大略省在疫情爆发后实施了饮用水质量管理标准 (DWQMS).
研究的目的:
- 评估安大略省的DWQMS与世卫组织的WSP框架的协调程度.
- 评估DWQMS的实施是否改善了饮用水安全和风险管理.
- 确定在安大略省饮用水质量管理中需要改进的领域.
主要方法:
- 对安大略省的DWQMS和世卫组织的WSP框架进行比较分析.
- 对市政饮用水质量公开可用的监管数据的审查.
- 对水质和不良事件的报告实践的评估.
主要成果:
- 安大略省的DWQMS与WSP框架之间存在强烈的协调,包括风险评估程序.
- 报告了大量关于水质和事故的数据,但性能细节被百分比得分所掩盖.
- 访问DWQMS计划和审计结果是有限的,缺乏标准化.
结论:
- 安大略省的DWQMS与饮用水安全的国际最佳实践保持一致.
- 提高数据透明度和标准化报告对于证明和确保持续改进至关重要.
- 持续改进DWQMS的机制是必要的,以加强饮用水安全.
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