Nationwide Drinking Water Sampling Campaign for Exposure Assessments in Denmark
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design
2.1. Drinking Water Supply in Denmark
2.2. Sampling Site Selection
- the largest waterworks in each municipality polygon (n = 99), and
- the largest one in each grid cell (n = 189, 20 × 20 km) were selected.
2.3. Sampling
2.4. Additional Data Collection
3. Implementation
3.1. Water Sampling
3.2. Additional Data Collection
4. Data and Data Accessibility
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Appendix B
Danish Text (Original) | English Translation | |
Indsamling af vandprøver til forskningsprojekt om jod i drikkevand Dette spørgeskema skal bruges i forskningsprojektet “Jod i det hydrologiske kredsløb i Danmark: betydning for menneskers sundhed” som foregår i et samarbejde mellem GEUS og Institut for Geoscience, Aarhus Universitet, og vi håber I kan besvare så mange af vore spørgsmål som muligt. Formålet med projektet er, at opnå ny videnskabelig forståelse af hvordan jod fordeler sig i dansk grund- og drikkevand samt belyse gavnlige effekter af jod i drikkevandet i forhold til folkesundheden. I alt 180 vandforsyninger fordelt over hele landet kontaktes og anmodes om at levere vandprøver til forskningsprojektet. For at opnå forståelse for jod og drikkevand, har vi brug for oplysninger om vandværket som vandprøven kommer fra. En del af de oplysninger vi beder om herunder er tilgængelige i GEUS’ Jupiter-database, men denne er desværre ikke opdateret med hvordan jeres vandværk fungerer når prøven udtages. Da resultaterne skal anvendes i et forskningsprojekt er det meget vigtigt, at vi har opdaterede og korrekte oplysninger. Så vi håber derfor, I har forståelse for, at vi beder om disse oplysninger som ellers synes offentligt tilgængelige. Udfyld venligst spørgeskemaet og send den til Denitza Voutchkova ddv@geo.au.dk senest XX Juni 2013. | National sampling campaign for the research project on iodine in drinking water This questionnaire will be used in the research project “Iodine in the hydrological cycle in Denmark: implications for human health”, which is collaboration between GEUS and the Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, and we hope you could answer as many of the questions as possible. The purpose of the project is to obtain new scientific understanding of how iodine is distributed in Danish groundwater and drinking water, as well as to elucidate the beneficial effect of iodine in drinking water in relation to public health. A total of 180 waterworks across the country were contacted and asked to collect samples for this research project. In order to better understand the iodine variation in drinking water, we need additional information on the waterworks from which the samples come from. Some of the information we request below might be available in the Jupiter database, but might not be up-to date. As the results are going to be used in a research project, it is very important that we have the current and accurate information. So, we hope that you understand why we are asking for this information which is anyway publicly available. Please complete the questionnaire and send it to Denitza Voutchkova ddv@geo.au.dk the latest XX June 2013. | |
N | Original Questions: | Translated Questions: |
1 | Vandværkets navn: | Name of the waterworks: |
2 | Vandværkets adresse (UTM koordinater eller adresse inklusiv postnummer: X: Y: Address: | Address of the waterworks (UTM coordinates or address incl. post number): X: Y: Address: |
3 | Identifikations nummer (JUPITER/EAN): | Identification number (JUPITER/EAN) |
4 | Vandværkets behandlingsmetoder (ja/nej):
hvis (d) specificer metoder: | Treatment procedures in the waterworks (yes/no):
if (d) specify what type it is: |
5 | Har I for nylig ændret behandlingsmetoderne?
hvis (b) Hvilket år blev metoderne iværksat: | Have you changed the treatment recently?
If (b) which year was implemented: |
6 | Har I ét eller flere rentvandstanke?
| Is/are there a pure water tank/s?
|
7 | Fra hvor mange kildepladser indvinder I vand til dette vandværk? | How many well sites do you abstract water from? |
8 | Vil I venligst medsende information om indvindingsboringer og/eller-oplandsområder. (markere med et kryds hvilken/hvilke filtyper, der er tale om):
| Could you please attach information about the abstraction wells and/or the groundwater catchment areas (mark with a cross what kind of file are you providing):
|
9 | Hvor meget drikkevand produceredes (ca.): i 2010: i 2011: | How much drinking water was produced (ca.): In 2010: In 2011: |
10 | Hvor meget af det produceredes vand (%) forsyner (ca.):
hvis (c) Specificer det ”andet” som der især er tale om: | How much of the produced water (%) is supplied to the:
if (c) specify what kind of other customer: |
11 | Vil I venligst sende os information om forsyningsområdet (hvilke byer eller områder) der normalt forsynes med vand fra vandværket. (markere med et kryds hvilken/hvilke filtyper, der er tale om):
| Could you please attach information about which city/village or parts of the city are supplied by the waterworks normally. (mark with a cross what kind of file are you providing):
|
12 | Importerer eller eksporterer I drikkevand?
hvorfra og hvor mange m3 (2010 og 2011): Hvortil og hvor mange m3 (2010 og 2011): | Do you import or export drinking water?
from where and how much (2010 and 2011): to where and how much (2010 and 2011): |
13 | Dette spørgeskema er udfyldt af: Navn: Dato: E-mail: Telefonnummer: | This questionnaire was filled in by: Name: Date: e-mail: Phone number: |
14 | Ønsker I at modtage analyseresultaterne når alle analyser er færdige om ca. 1 år?
| Would you like to receive the results when they are ready (in about 1 year)?
|
15 | Andre kommentarer: | Other comments: |
Danish Text (Original) | English Translation | |
Mange tak for hjælpen! Hvis der er spørgsmål kontakt Ph.D. studerende Denitza Voutchkova ddv@geo.au.dk. Spørgsmål kan også rettes til lektor Søren M. Kristiansen, Institut for Geoscience på tlf. XXXX eller til seniorforsker Birgitte Hansen, GEUS, på tlf. XXXX. | Thank you very much for the assistance! If you have any questions, please contact Ph.D. student Denitza Voutchkova ddv@geo.au.dk. Questions may also be addressed to Associate Professor Søren M. Kristiansen, Department of Geoscience, phone: XXX, or to Senior researcher Birgitte Hansen, GEUS, phone number: XXX. |
Appendix C
Parameter or Element | Chemical Formula | Analytical Method | Filtering | Unit | Detection Limit |
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pH | pH | pH meter | no | pH | |
Electrical conductivity | EC | Conductivity meter | no | µS/cm | |
Iodide | I− | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | I µg/L | 0.9 |
Iodate | IO3− | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | IO3 µg/L | 1.4 |
Iodine | I | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | I µg/L | 0.2 |
Dissolved organic carbon | DOC | Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, Catalytic oxidation/NDIR method | Filtered 0.45 PES | C mg/L | 0.5 |
Total inorganic carbon | TIC | Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, Catalytic oxidation/NDIR method | Filtered 0.45 PES | C mg/L | 0.5 |
Total nitrogen | TN | Total Organic Carbon Analyzer/Chemiluminescence | Filtered 0.45 PES | N mg/L | 0.25 |
Fluoride | F- | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.03 |
Chloride | Cl− | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.01 |
Bromide | Br− | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.02 |
Nitrate | NO3− | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.03 |
Sulfate | SO4−− | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.03 |
Calcium | Ca++ | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.06 |
Potassium | K+ | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.04 |
Sodium | Na+ | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.03 |
Magnesium | Mg++ | IC | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.04 |
Silver | Ag | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Aluminium | Al | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.1 |
Arsenic | As | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.01 |
Gold | Au | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Boron | B | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.5 |
Barium | Ba | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Berillium | Be | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.01 |
Bismuth | Bi | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Calcium | Ca | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.5 |
Cadmium | Cd | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Cerium | Ce | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Chloride | Cl | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 50 |
Cobalt | Co | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Chromium | Cr | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.05 |
Casium | Cs | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Copper | Cu | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Dysprosium | Dy | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Erbium | Er | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Europium | Eu | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Iron | Fe | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 5 |
Gallium | Ga | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Gadolinium | Gd | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Germanium | Ge | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Hafnium | Hf | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Mercury | Hg | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Holmium | Ho | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Indium | In | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Iridium | Ir | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Potassium | K | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 2 |
Lanthanum | La | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Lithium | Li | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Lutetium | Lu | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Magnesium | Mg | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.05 |
Manganese | Mn | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Molybdenum | Mo | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Sodium | Na | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.1 |
Niobium | Nb | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Neodymium | Nd | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Nickel | Ni | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.01 |
Osmium | Os | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Phosphorus | P | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 2 |
Lead | Pb | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Palladium | Pd | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Praseodymium | Pr | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Platinum | Pt | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Rubidium | Rb | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Rhenium | Re | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Rhodium | Rh | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Ruthenium | Ru | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Antimony | Sb | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Scandium | Sc | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.05 |
Selenium | Se | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.05 |
Silicium | Si | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 5 |
Samarium | Sm | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Tin | Sn | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Strontium | Sr | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Tantalum | Ta | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Terbium | Tb | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Tellurium | Te | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Thorium | Th | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Titanium | Ti | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Thallium | Tl | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Thulium | Tm | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Uranium | U | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Vanadium | V | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.005 |
Tungsten | W | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Yttrium | Y | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Ytterbium | Yb | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
Zink | Zn | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.05 |
Zircon | Zr | ICP-MS | Filtered 0.45 PES | mg/L | 0.001 |
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Type of Permit for Advanced Treatment | Permits (n) 2007–2012 | Active Waterworks 2012 | Treated Water (million m3/year) | Examples of Treatment Methods |
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Major components | 43 | 29 | 13.26 | addition of sodium hydroxide, precipitation by adding iron(II), flocculation with polyaluminium chloride |
Inorganic trace elements | 36 | 31 | 3.67 | addition of iron chloride, iron sulphate or adsorption filters with iron oxide |
Organic micro-pollutants | 17 | 8 | 10.38 | activated carbon filters, intense stripping |
Microbiology | 22 | 6 | 23.32 | UV disinfection |
Total | 118 | 74 | 50.47 1 |
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Voutchkova, D.D.; Hansen, B.; Ernstsen, V.; Kristiansen, S.M. Nationwide Drinking Water Sampling Campaign for Exposure Assessments in Denmark. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030467
Voutchkova DD, Hansen B, Ernstsen V, Kristiansen SM. Nationwide Drinking Water Sampling Campaign for Exposure Assessments in Denmark. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(3):467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030467
Chicago/Turabian StyleVoutchkova, Denitza Dimitrova, Birgitte Hansen, Vibeke Ernstsen, and Søren Munch Kristiansen. 2018. "Nationwide Drinking Water Sampling Campaign for Exposure Assessments in Denmark" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 3: 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030467
APA StyleVoutchkova, D. D., Hansen, B., Ernstsen, V., & Kristiansen, S. M. (2018). Nationwide Drinking Water Sampling Campaign for Exposure Assessments in Denmark. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(3), 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030467