Hiwate
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| The overall aim of the HiWATE Project is to investigate potential human health risks (e.g. cancer, premature births, small for gestational age, semen quality, still birth, congenital anomalies) associated with long-term exposure to low levels of disinfectants (such as chlorine) and disinfectant by-products (DBPs) occurring in water for human consumption and use in the food industry. The study will comprise risk/benefit analyses including quantitative assessments of risk associated with microbial contamination of drinking water versus chemical risk and will compare alternative treatment options. The outcome will be improved risk assessment/management. The study will make use of existing studies/databases and newly collected information.
Specific objectives are: I) To determine the DBP composition and levels in drinking water in various regions in Europe II) To identify the determinants of DBPs and develop predictive models III) To assess the risk of small for gestational age, premature birth, semen quality, stillbirth and congenital anomalies in relation to disinfection practices and levels of DBPs, including any gene-environment interactions where possible IV) To assessment the risk of cancer, particularly bladder cancer and colon cancer, in relation to DBP levels, including any gene-environment interactions V) Conduct risk/benefit analyses including quantitative assessments of risk associated with microbial contamination of drinking water versus chemical risk, compare alternative treatment options, and produce burden of disease estimates (e.g. DALYs) VI) To review the water and health policies in Europe, USA and worldwide in relation to water disinfection VII) To assess the policy implications of current disinfection practices [1] | ||||||||
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Total No. of Partners: 14 Institutions
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HiWATE is a Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) funded under the EU Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6). The overall aim of this project is to investigate potential human health risks (e.g. cancer, premature births, small for gestational age, semen quality, still birth, congenital anomalies) associated with long-term exposure to low levels of disinfectants (such as chlorine) and disinfectant by-products (DBPs) occurring in water for human consumption and use in the food industry.
HiWATE is coordinated by [Imperial College], and the project webpage can be found at: http://hiwate.imperial-consultants.co.uk/
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- Topic is to study risk-benefit assessment of microbial and disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water
- Case cities: Barcelona, Kaunas, Rennes, Bradford, Heraklion, Modena population and local waterworks
- Data:
- City level population size and structure
- DBP and microbial levels in drinking water
- Exposure: water consumption
- Epidemiological data for congenital anomalies and still birth, prematurity and small for gestational age, semen quality, bladder cancer, colon cancer
- Linkages between water contamination and global warming
- Impacts that could be assessed:
- Climate change impacts on runoff and contamination of raw water (raw water quality)
- Climate change impacts on availability of raw water (raw water source)
- Shift from bottled water to tap water as a means to reduce the ecological footprint and CC change of drinking water (and changes exposure patterns between microbes and DBPs).
- Shared frameworks:
- City-level assessment (or rather: waterworks-level assessment)
