A Regional-Scale Index for Assessing the Exposure of Drinking-Water Sources to Wildfires

A Regional-Scale Index for Assessing the Exposure of Drinking-Water Sources to Wildfires

Recent human-interface wildfires around the world have raised concerns regarding the reliability of freshwater supply flowing from severely burned watersheds. Degraded source water quality can often be expected after severe wildfire and can pose challenges to drinking water facilities by straining t...

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Main Authors: François-Nicolas Robinne, Kevin D. Bladon, Uldis Silins, Monica B. Emelko, Mike D. Flannigan, Marc-André Parisien, Xianli Wang, Stefan W. Kienzle, Diane P. Dupont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
post-fire hydrology
source water protection
drinking-water security
multi-criteria analysis
“<i>Forests to Faucets</i>”
community drinking-water
compound wildfire-water risk
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/5/384

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