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European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health
Abstract
EU twinning light project entittled “Emergency case management and risk analysis in drinking water for the protection of public health” was implemented within the frame of Support Activities to Strengthen the European Integration Process SEI-2009 programming by the Ministry of Health, Public Health Institution of Turkey, Consumer and Employee Safety Vice-Presidency, Environmental Health Department with the cooperation of Italy - the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italian National Institute of Health - ISS , Inland Water Hygiene Section, Environmental Primary Prevention Department for six months period between January 2013 and June 2013. The aim of the Project was to strengthen the Ministry of Health, Public Health Institution of Turkey in the field of drinking water by means of building institutional capacity for risk assessment, early warning and management of emergency cases in line with EU Drinking Water Legislation 98/83/EC . The project had four mandatory results. Result 1 was to improve the risk assessment capacity of Ministry of Health - Public Health Institution of Turkey in drinking water. Result 2 was to develop methodologies for identifying contamination in drinking water. Result 3 was to improve the early warning capacity of the Ministry of Health - Public Health Institution of Turkey in drinking water. Result 4 was to improve the emergency case management capacity of the Ministry of Health - Public Health Institution of Turkey in drinking water. The all project mandatory results were successfully reached. Besides extensive trainings and workshops, four guidance documents concerning the instructions for decision-making following non-compliance results in drinking water monitoring, identification of contamination, early warning and emergency case/crisis management in drinking water were prepared, published and distributed. The technical and institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health in the field of drinking water were improved both at the central level and provincial level involving 81 provinces.
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September 1, 2016
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Year 2016 Volume: 73 Number: 3
APA
Dikmen, D., & Irmak, H. (2016). European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 73(3), 271-278. https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU
AMA
1.Dikmen D, Irmak H. European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2016;73(3):271-278. https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU
Chicago
Dikmen, Dilek, and Hasan Irmak. 2016. “European Union Approach in Monitoring Drinking Water Quality: Emergency Case Management and Risk Analysis for the Protection of Public Health”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 73 (3): 271-78. https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU.
EndNote
Dikmen D, Irmak H (September 1, 2016) European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 73 3 271–278.
IEEE
[1]D. Dikmen and H. Irmak, “European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health”, Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 271–278, Sept. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU
ISNAD
Dikmen, Dilek - Irmak, Hasan. “European Union Approach in Monitoring Drinking Water Quality: Emergency Case Management and Risk Analysis for the Protection of Public Health”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 73/3 (September 1, 2016): 271-278. https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU.
JAMA
1.Dikmen D, Irmak H. European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2016;73:271–278.
MLA
Dikmen, Dilek, and Hasan Irmak. “European Union Approach in Monitoring Drinking Water Quality: Emergency Case Management and Risk Analysis for the Protection of Public Health”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, vol. 73, no. 3, Sept. 2016, pp. 271-8, https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU.
Vancouver
1.Dilek Dikmen, Hasan Irmak. European Union approach in monitoring drinking water quality: Emergency case management and risk analysis for the protection of public health. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 1;73(3):271-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA89EP94PU