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Status of risk-based approach and national framework for safe drinking water in small water supplies of the Nordic water sector.
Gunnarsdottir, Maria J; Gardarsson, Sigurdur M; Schultz, Anna Charlotte; Albrechtsen, Hans-Jörgen; Hansen, Lisbeth Truelstrup; Gerlach Bergkvist, Kim Steve; Rossi, Pekka M; Klöve, Björn; Myrmel, Mette; Persson, Kenneth M; Eriksson, Magnus; Bartram, Jamie.
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  • Gunnarsdottir MJ; Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland, Iceland. Electronic address: mariag@hi.is.
  • Gardarsson SM; Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland, Iceland.
  • Schultz AC; Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
  • Albrechtsen HJ; Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
  • Hansen LT; Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
  • Gerlach Bergkvist KS; Faroese Food and Veterinary Authority, Faroe Islands.
  • Rossi PM; University of Oulu, Finland.
  • Klöve B; University of Oulu, Finland.
  • Myrmel M; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway.
  • Persson KM; University of Lund, Sweden.
  • Eriksson M; Åland Islands Environmental and Health Protection Authority, Åland Islands.
  • Bartram J; University of North Carolina, USA; School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.
Int J Hyg Environ Health ; 230: 113627, 2020 09.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32956900
Reliable safe water supply is a pillar of society and a key to public health. The Nordic countries have an abundance of clean fresh water as a source for drinking water supplies. They have followed developments in safeguarding water, both the recommendations of the World Health Organization framework for safe drinking water and European legislation. Worldwide, including the Nordic countries, small water supplies are less compliant with water safety regulation. The forthcoming EU directive on drinking water require risk-based approaches and improved transparency on water quality. This research looks at the Nordic frameworks for safe water supply, with emphasis on risk-based approaches and smaller systems. We analyzed the legal frameworks for safe water, the structure of the water sector across the Nordic countries and explored how prepared these countries are to meet these requirements. Our findings show that, while legal requirements are mostly in place, delivery of information to the public needs to be improved. Most Nordic countries are in the process of implementing risk-based management in large and medium size water supplies, whereas small supplies are lagging. We conclude that a key to success is increased training and support for small supplies. We suggest wider adoption of the Nordic model of cooperation with benchmarking of safe water for all to transfer knowledge between the countries. This work provides insights into challenges and opportunities for the Nordic countries and provides insights relevant to countries worldwide in their effort towards realization of SDG Target 6.1.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Agua Potable Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Int J Hyg Environ Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Agua Potable Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Int J Hyg Environ Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania