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Report from the Contamination Warning System CIPAC Workgroup
Author(s) -
Spence Shan,
Sullivan John P.,
Schmelling Dan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2012.104.0154
Subject(s) - workgroup , homeland security , contamination , general partnership , warning system , environmental planning , computer security , environmental science , political science , engineering , computer science , terrorism , telecommunications , law , computer network , ecology , biology
A workgroup of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council was convened in May 2011 to assess contamination warning systems for early detection of and response to contamination events in drinking water distribution systems. This article summarizes the workgroup's efforts and excerpts significant findings from the report.