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11/35 Pt. 2 - Cianobatteri in acque destinate a consumo umano. Linee guida per la gestione del rischio. Volume 2.A cura di Luca Lucentini e Massimo Ottaviani per il “Gruppo nazionale per la gestione del rischio cianobatteri in acque destinate a consumo umano”2011, viii, 67 p.
Cyanobacteria in water for human consumption: Guidelines for risk management. Volume 2.
Edited by Luca Lucentini and Massimo Ottaviani for “National Group for cyanobacteria risk management in water for human consumption”
2011, viii, 67 p. (in Italian)
This report represents the synthetic transposition of the state of knowledge from research and technological development in the field of cyanobacteria, reported in detail in the volume Rapporti ISTISAN 11/35 Pt. 1. The guidelines consist of operating and management recommendations addressed to water supply systems and aimed at improving the quality of the response to emerging issues of cyanobacteria, ensuring optimization of interventions in health protection and rational use of resources. They are designed as a tool for health and environmental monitoring routine, and describe the structuring and implementation of a system based on an Alert Level Framework and the principles of Water Safety Plans for the risk management extended to the drinking water supply chain, from the reservoir to control user points. There is also a specific discussion of strategies for emergency response and contingency plans, and risk mitigation measures, including prevention and treatment for removal of cyanobacteria and toxins. Finally, the principles and methods to ensure adequate information and communication between stakeholders and consumers, and information, criteria and methodologies needed to implement a system of syndromic surveillance (epidemiological observatory) are also reported.
Key words: Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Water for human consumption; Drinking water; Risk assessment; Risk management
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