Public Health and Water Quality
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and One Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 3651
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water quality is often compromised due to contamination with different substances, which is becoming an increasing threat to public health. Classical contaminants, such as fecal contamination and silt, are treated with conventional treatment methods at a household or enterprise level. However, the current challenge that could compromise the health of the public further includes emerging contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, antimicrobial-resistant genes, antibiotic residues, and endocrine-disrupting compounds and elements. These contaminants may not be well-handled by conventional water treatment facilities. This will lower water quality and will highly affect the struggle for ‘health for all’, a central goal of the World Health Organization. One of the tools for ensuring the safety and quality of water is a water safety plan, which is a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that encompasses all steps in a drinking-water supply chain, from catchment to consumer. Moreover, water quality is essential to ensure the food quality of fish, vegetables, and other foods. For the advancement of science and improvement of public health, it is crucial to identify and disseminate new approaches to water treatment technologies, perform risk assessments of emerging water contaminants, determine the relevance of water safety planning in addressing the public health burden of water contamination, and identify other related approaches.
Prof. Dr. Argaw Ambelu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- fecal contamination
- public health
- risk assessment
- water quality
- water safety plan
