| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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McGraw-Hill professional engineering |
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McGraw-Hill professional engineering.
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| Contents |
Water supply security : an introduction -- Microbiological contaminants and threats of concern -- Vulnerability assessment, emergency response planning : a summary of what's available -- Drinking water distribution systems : an overview -- Cyber threats and IT/SCADA system vulnerability -- Assessing the risks to drinking-water supplies from terrorist attacks -- Methodologies for reliable analysis -- Developing an early warning system for drinking water security and safety -- Responding to a contamination threat in a drinking water network : the potential for modeling and monitoring -- Reconstructing historical contamination events -- Source water early warning systems -- Security hardware and surveillance systems for water supply systems -- Optimal location of isolation valves : a reliability approach -- Remote monitoring and network models : their potential for protecting U.S. water supplies -- Hydraulic and water quality modeling for contamination response -- Optimal monitoring stations allocations for water distribution systems security -- Contingency planning for emergency water supply in non-conventional times -- Development of the next generation microbiological and chemical detection capabilities for water supplies |
| Summary |
Annotation A must for engineers, professors, and water utility managers involved in the security of water supply systems. Written by a team of experts, this is the first book to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the safety and security of water supply systems. This unique and authoritative compendium presents detailed coverage of the major infrastructure issues in water system security. Topics range from vulnerability assessment to safeguards against cyber threats to hydraulic network analysis for contamination response. Each chapter provides professional guidance on designing, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating water systems to ensure state-of-the-art and security. FEATURES INCLUDE: * Overview of methodologies for reliability analysis and assessment of vulnerability to terrorist attack and for emergency response planning. * Monitoring and modeling methods for early warning systems that enhance security * Specialized remote monitoring equipment, networks, and optimal location, of control and isolation valves * Organizational frameworks and procedures for improving the security and safety of water supply systems * Options for emergency preparedness, including water supply for nonconventional times and contamination responses * Case studies from the field: a reconstruction of historical contamination events * Security hardware and surveillance systems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Waterworks -- Security measures.
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Water-supply -- Security measures.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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| Author |
Mays, Larry W.
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| LC no. |
2003070169 |
| ISBN |
0071425314 (alk. paper) |
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9780071425315 (alk. paper) |
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