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DRINKING WATER
RESEARCH
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
NETWORK
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THE NEW PORTAL
TD DRINKING WATER
RESEARCH INFORMATION
DRINK is the PnnKing Water Research Information Man-
agement NetyvorK - a web-based system sponsored by
the Unltec) States Environmental Protection Agency
(UgEPA) , The go?l of the DRINK website is to become a
Virtual repository of worldwide information on projects
funded or performed by water research organi?at|ons,
institutions, and government agencies.
DR|NK partners uploacj information on dnnKing water-
relatecj research currently being fundecj or performed
t jw Jhejr organization. As more partners join DRINK and
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DRJNft provides a singly infprm^tlon source on dfinKing
fef reared projects. fopw|ter resf^rphers, policy
paKers,, apd thef'ge'nera|, public. Df?JNK ysers can con-
dtic; searches for refe^rch project lntprmatior| using their
web browser. Seajch resul^ include project Jitle, abstract,
Y^|§sotpeiformance, funding organization, principal
pvVsiigdor^and lin^s to more c^Hecj information,
[rjcjqcJihgconiR^te ?ja,|a se^§ ^ reports, Ba,sed on
tfie DRlj^K search rpsultsf u^ers can pprrow the list of
UPtf pti^l rejeyaqt projects^then olicK^on"the supplied (JnKs
tofpartner st1»9 for jnoi? ^e^ijed mfofmation on only the
projects.^of greatest interest.
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For fnore information, contact Sha,ron Gonder, U.3, Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, at gDncjer.sharon@epa.g3v,
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THE DRINK SYSTEM
The DRINK system stores, manages, and delivers descriptive
summary data on drinking water-related projects, including
abstracts, status, URLs to datasets and reports, and contact
information. To ensure the integrity of shared information,
the DRINK .network is designed with security measures to
grant partners sole access rights to edit or update the infor-
mation they provide.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Drinking Water Research Information Network
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DRINK simultaneously searches two databases: r - *
* The DRINK database, which is populated with drinking water
research information from EPA and academic, industry, and
other govefnrrient agency partners , ; '
• EPA's Environmental Information Management System (EIMS)
database, Which contains research information on EF*A
projects relevant to drinking water
As a result; the DRINK portal provides users With access to an
unparalleled, depth and breadth of drinking water research
project information.
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SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS
A central source for
identifying drinking Water
projects being conducted
worldwide
User-friendly
Easily searchable using
web browser software
Links to scientific
journals and research/
regulatory organizations
Easy to upload projects
No subscription fee
Located and maintained
on EPA's web server
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DRINK PARTNERS
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f Water research organizations in
the U.S. and internationally
* Federal agencies focusing on
public health and the environment
• State and local agencies focusing
on dpnKing water issues
• Academic institutions conducting
research on water issues
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Gain a wider gudience fqr your
projects
Identify research gaps and -^ <
assess future project prjor[t|fis
Keep up-to-date on what drinking
water research is beirlgconcjuqtecf
or funded, and by whom lf -; -
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Maintain control of your project
information on Vie DRlhJK web
site,, without ^he hosting or sit«j-
maintenance costs
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Cryptosporidium Photo Credit:
H.D.A. Llndqulst, U.S. EPA
5EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
(4607)
EPA815-F-02-004
www.epa.gov
August 2003
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