Drinking Water and Health [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5352576
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.]] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977
- 941 p.
- Summary:
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In response to a provision of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 which called for a study that would serve as a scientific basis for revising the primary drinking water regulations that were promulgated under the Act, a study of the scientific literature was undertaken in order to assess the implications for human health of the constituents of drinking water in the United States. The risk to people of contaminants ingested in drinking water was evaluated on the basis of both epidemiological and lab animal studies. Five classes of contaminants were examined: microorganisms, particulate matter, inorganic solutes, organic solutes, and radionuclides. Health effects associated with 22 inorganic solutes were reviewed. In addition, 129 organic compounds (including 55 pesticides) were examined. A list of compounds in drinking water that are known or suspected carcinogens was prepared. Also, an acceptable daily intake was calculated for 45 compounds that were judged to be potentially toxic but not carcinogenic. (Author/BB)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Printing and Publishing Office, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C. 20418 ($20.75).
- Sponsoring Agency: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: EPA-68-01-3139.
- ERIC Note: Not available in hard copy due to copyright restrictions.
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- National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1977
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