title: [The Vienna School of Water Hygiene from the End of World War II until now].
abstract: After the economic stagnation of the 1930s and World War II the water-hygiene had to revive. Besides basic research for large projects as the 3rd Viennese water-conduct, the Danube hydroelectric power station in Hainburg and the Marchfeldkanal new fields were opened. The evidence of fecal spring-water contamination by determination of the spectral-absorption-coefficients avoids the delay by bacterial cultivation and enables immediate satellite-transmission to central stations for turning-off the afflux. Determination of the origin (human and ruminant) of isolated E. coli by Real-time-PCR indicates necessities for sanitation. Investigation on UV-water-disinfection, considering also the formation of carcinogenic and genotoxic compounds, resulted in the only European national UV-norm and the establishment of one of the wordwide four testing institutions of UV-water-disinfection. The department for water-hygiene of the Medical University of Vienna carries out specific duties in various national committees of public health importance as well as in collaboration with EU, WHO, ISO and other international commissions.
authors.affiliation: ehem. Vorstand des Klinischen Instituts für Hygiene der Universität Wien, Klosterneuburg, Austria. office.martinstr@aon.at
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Flamm
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D005062:European Union; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*; D012581:Schools, Public Health / Q000266:history*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000266:history*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000266:history*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000266:history*; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000266:history*; D047789:World War II
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