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This chapter reviews principles of source water protection, for both point and nonpoint sources of pollution as well as the main approaches to risk assessment for potable water supplies. It includes an overview of some risk assessment case studies.
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide network of national standards bodies from over 160 countries, which was established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to develop International Standards (i.e. ISO 9001, ISO 14000, ISO 27000, ISO 22000), and to make sure that goods, services, as well as processes are safe, reliable, and of good quality. As the management system standard, ISO 9001:2008 sets out the criteria for a quality management system implemented by over one million companies and organizations. To ensure that food is safe, ISO 22000:2005 contains the overall guidelines for food safety management, helping to identify and control food safety hazards. Detailed information can be found from http://www.iso.org/iso/home.html.
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Dore, M.H. (2015). Risk Assessment for Safe Drinking Water Supplies. In: Global Drinking Water Management and Conservation. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11032-5_6
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