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Managing potential health risks associated with drinking water supplies: some issues and approaches

More than 90% of Malaysia's water supplies are derived from surface water sources. Long-term monitoring programs and research data indicate that many river systems are moderately to grossly polluted by domestic and industrial wastes. Properly planned, long-term, interdisciplinary studies are ne...

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Main Authors: Yaziz, Mohammad Ismail, Pillay, S. M.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 1994
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25646/1/Managing%20potential%20health%20risks%20associated%20with%20drinking%20water%20supplies%20some%20issues%20and%20approaches.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.256462016-10-31T03:45:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25646/ Managing potential health risks associated with drinking water supplies: some issues and approaches Yaziz, Mohammad Ismail Pillay, S. M. More than 90% of Malaysia's water supplies are derived from surface water sources. Long-term monitoring programs and research data indicate that many river systems are moderately to grossly polluted by domestic and industrial wastes. Properly planned, long-term, interdisciplinary studies are needed to assess the health implications of the country's social and industrial development and the associated impacts on the quality of drinking water supplies. New areas of potential risks need to be properly evaluated and the multiple barrier concept in providing safe water supplies needs to be properly coordinated, instituted and continuously monitored. 1994 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25646/1/Managing%20potential%20health%20risks%20associated%20with%20drinking%20water%20supplies%20some%20issues%20and%20approaches.pdf Yaziz, Mohammad Ismail and Pillay, S. M. (1994) Managing potential health risks associated with drinking water supplies: some issues and approaches. In: International Symposium on Assessing and Managing Health Risks from Drinking Water Contamination: Approaches and Applications, 13-17 Sept. 1994, Rome, Italy. (pp. 43-54).
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description More than 90% of Malaysia's water supplies are derived from surface water sources. Long-term monitoring programs and research data indicate that many river systems are moderately to grossly polluted by domestic and industrial wastes. Properly planned, long-term, interdisciplinary studies are needed to assess the health implications of the country's social and industrial development and the associated impacts on the quality of drinking water supplies. New areas of potential risks need to be properly evaluated and the multiple barrier concept in providing safe water supplies needs to be properly coordinated, instituted and continuously monitored.
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Pillay, S. M.
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Pillay, S. M.
Managing potential health risks associated with drinking water supplies: some issues and approaches
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title_short Managing potential health risks associated with drinking water supplies: some issues and approaches
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title_full_unstemmed Managing potential health risks associated with drinking water supplies: some issues and approaches
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