A comprehensive self-assessment "toolbox" was developed to assist small water utilities in
determining those components of their system that may have the greatest potential risks
for microbial contamination. The motivation for developing the toolbox was the fact that
individual and small water systems account for the majority of waterborne disease
outbreaks recorded in the United States each year (Craun et al., 2002). The "Microbial
Risk Assessment Guide" (or Toolbox) consists of an interactive program that provides
instruction, training and guidance to the user. At the heart of the Toolbox is a set of
questionnaires that the user completes for each part of the water system. Answers are
then entered into a "Ranking Tool" that scores each part of the water system, presents the
scores both graphically and in tabular format, and provides specific comments for areas
that may be at greatest potential risk for contamination. Includes 11 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 2.7 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 11/01/2005 |
