Events

Water and Public Health: The 21st Century Challenge

IPWR sponsored sessions at the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jean-Pierre Duguet, Ph.D.; Jennie Ward-Robinson, Ph.D.; Nicholas J. Ashbolt, Ph.D.

Jennie Ward-Robinson, Ph.D.; Lisa Ragain, MAR; Fredericka Deare, Ph.D.

J. Alan Roberson, MS, PE; Jean-Pierre Duguet, Ph.D.; Jennie Ward-Robinson, Ph.D.; Lisa Ragain; Mark LeChevallier, Ph.D.

Water is a limited resource, the demands for which are fast increasing. In the United States, utility workers, scientists, sanitarians, engineers, government officials and many others work around the clock to provide safe and clean drinking water to America’s homes and businesses and are struggling to keep up with demand without compromising water supplies for future generations. Their efforts impact numerous aspects of society, including but not limited to the health of individuals and ecosystems to the health of the nation's economy.

Modern water systems face such challenges as chemical contaminations, waterborne diseases, supply shortages, water treatment and sanitation and deteriorating, outdated infrastructures.  Worldwide, over one billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Join us as we explore the latest public health challenges and learn about what can be done to protect our resources, our health and our world.

Overview of IPWR-sponsored sessions

Water for life: the Trinidad and Tobago Initiative

Estimating the risk of virus intrusion into drinking water systems

Risk tradeoffs in the development of drinking water regulations