对饮用水污染紧急情况的基于风险的公共卫生影响评估
Taler S Bixler1, M Robin Collins1, Weiwei Mo1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States.
The Science of the total environment
|May 5, 2024
概括
将粉末活性炭 (PAC) 和设施关闭等对策结合起来,可以显著降低饮用水中化学物质泄漏的公共卫生风险. 积极的规划可以提高系统的弹性.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 水处理工程水处理工程
背景情况:
- 地表水中的化学物质泄漏对公众健康和生态系统构成重大风险.
- 饮用水设施需要有效的策略来管理有机化学污染事件.
研究的目的:
- 调查有机化学物质泄漏对公共卫生的影响.
- 在紧急情况下评估饮用水设施的对策.
主要方法:
- 新英格兰饮用水处理设施和配送网络的动态建模.
- 对抗措施场景的评估:源切换,增强凝血 (PACl),PAC添加和系统关闭.
主要成果:
- 联合实施反制措施显著减少了对公共卫生的影响.
- 粉末活性炭 (PAC) 与其他措施相结合,显示出最高的有效性.
- 设施关闭也是有效的,特别是结合起来.
结论:
- 综合对策策略对于减轻化学物质泄漏对公共卫生的影响至关重要.
- 了解反制措施的有效性有助于制定积极的应急计划.
- 加强饮用水系统的弹性对抗日益增加的化学品泄漏威胁至关重要.
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