Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants

by National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants

The provision of safe drinking water has been an important factor in the improvement of the health status of U.S. communities since the turn of the last century. Nonetheless, outbreaks of waterborne disease and incidences of chemical contamination of drinking water continue to occur.

Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants recommends a new process for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use in deciding which potential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309062934
• ISBN13: 9780309062930
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"