Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants

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Publication Year:1999

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Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1 Introduction	9-20	(skim)
2 Review of Existing Chemical Prioritization Schemes	21-46	(skim)
3 Review of Methods for Assessing Microbial Pathogens	47-56	(skim)
4 Approach Used to Develop the 1998 CCL	57-69	(skim)
5 Selecting Contaminants on the CCL for Future Action: Recommended Decision Process	70-102	(skim)
Appendix A Assessing Uncertainty in Decision Processes	103-108	(skim)
Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff	109-113	(skim)

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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 drinking water contaminants should be regulated in public water supplies to provide the greatest protection against waterborne illnesses. The book covers chemical and microbiological contaminants and includes a historical review of past approaches to setting priorities for drinking water contaminants and other environmental pollutants. It emphasizes the need for expert judgment in this process and for a conservative approach that considers public health protection as the first priority.

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