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Environmental Protection Agency |
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Short-Term
This final rule strengthens the implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in the following areas: monitoring, (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 |
Sep 27, 2007 |
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The LifeLine Group |
LifeLine™ v4.3
LifeLine Aggregate and Cumulative Exposure / Risk Assessment Software™ Version 4.3, a software "tool to (more) |
Apr 26, 2006 |
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Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency |
Initial Distribution System Evaluation Guidance Manual
Manuals to help systems meet Initial Distribution System Evaluation requirements of the Stage 2 Disinfectants and (more) Deadline: Friday, February 17, 2006 Publication Month: January 2006 |
Feb 17, 2006 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Final Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR). It includes regulations related to chloroform, (more) Deadline: Thursday, January 5, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 |
Jan 5, 2006 |
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2,4,6-Tribromophenol and Other Simple Brominated Phenols
Concise International Chemical Assessment Document (CICAD) 66. Summary of potential human health and environmental (more) Deadline: Thursday, December 15, 2005 Publication Year: 2005 |
Dec 15, 2005 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water Systems Revisions; Proposed Rule
Proposed rule regarding the design for the second cycle of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation. (more) Deadline: Friday, October 21, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, August 22, 2005 |
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Drinking Water Systems Center, NSF International |
Drinking Water Systems Center Verification Reports & Statements
Verification statements for drinking water systems. Systems were tested for arsenic, Cryptosporidium/Giardia or (more) |
Jul 12, 2005 |
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Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency |
Availability of Hazard Identification Materials for Perchlorate and Announcement of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee Meeting
Access to the document "Evidence on the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Perchlorate" and its attachments (more) Deadline: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 20, 2005 |
May 27, 2005 |
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Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency |
Availability of Hazard Identification Materials for 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene and Announcement of the Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting
Hazard identification document for 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene. Attachments include "Public Health Goals for Chemicals in (more) Deadline: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 13, 2005 |
May 24, 2005 |
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World Health Organization |
WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality
WHO guidelines regarding microbiological, chemical, and radiological hazards in drinking water. |
Sep 14, 2004 |
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World Health Organization |
United Nations Synthesis Report on Arsenic in Drinking Water
Draft expert synthesis report on arsenic in drinking water. Includes discussion of source and behavior, exposure, (more) |
Sep 14, 2004 |
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Campbell, Marlissa; Kaufman, Farla |
Evidence on the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Chloroform: Draft
Draft hazard identification document for chloroform under California's Proposition 65. Includes discussion of (more) Publication Month: August 2004 |
Sep 2, 2004 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical Method for Uranium
Final rule that approves three additional analytical methods for the determination of compliance for uranium in (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 |
Aug 26, 2004 |
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Pérez, Hermes Licea; Osterman-Golkar, Siv |
A Sensitive Gas Chromatographic-Tandem Mass Spectrometric Method for Detection of Alkylating Agents in Water: Application to Acrylamide in Drinking Water, Coffee and Snuff
Report of a method for the analysis of acrylamide and other electrophilic agents in water. The method was applied to (more) Publication Year: 2003 |
Jul 26, 2004 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Lead
This page links to resources on lead for consumers and professionals, including fact sheets, toxicological (more) |
Jul 22, 2004 |
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Cavalli, S.; Polesello, S.; Saccani, G. |
Determination of Acrylamide in Drinking Water by Large-volume Direct Injection and Ion-exclusion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Report of a study on a new method for the detection of acrylamide in drinking water. Subscription or purchase may be (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 11, 2004 |
Jul 20, 2004 |
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Gordon, Bruce; Mackay, Richard; Rehfuess, Eva |
Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment
Worldwide maps and charts on issues related to children's health and the environment. Includes information on such (more) Publication Year: 2004 |
Jun 29, 2004 |
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Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization |
Study on Environmental Burden of Disease in Children: Key Findings
This fact sheet summarizes results from the Environmental Burden of Disease study that examined the burden of (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 18, 2004 |
Jun 22, 2004 |
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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency |
Summary of Lead Action Level Exceedances for Medium (3,300-50,000) and Large (>50,000) Public Water Systems
Summary of data on the 90th percentile lead concentrations reported to the Safe Drinking Water Information (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2004 |
May 13, 2004 |
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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency |
Lead and Copper Rule: Implementation
This page provides access to guidance documents, fact sheets, data, and events related to EPA's Lead and Copper Rule (more) |
May 13, 2004 |
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Ribaudo, Marc, et al. |
Manure Management for Water Quality: Costs to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land
This report examines costs associated with manure management. It includes discussion of the current industry, (more) Publication Month: June 2003 |
Mar 31, 2004 |
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Dearfield, Kerry L., et al. |
Acrylamide: A Review of Its Genotoxicity and an Assessment of Heritable Genetic Risk
Review of acrylamide genotoxicity studies and report of an assessment of the heritable genetic risk from acrylamide. (more) Publication Month: August 1995 |
Mar 12, 2004 |
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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency |
Technical Factsheet on: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Fact sheet on PCBs, including drinking water standards, health effects, usage patterns, release patterns, (more) |
Jan 14, 2004 |
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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency |
Technical Factsheet on: Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)
Fact sheet on dioxin, including drinking water standards, health effects, usage patterns, release patterns, (more) |
Jan 14, 2004 |
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
ATSDR's Work at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Information on ATSDR's efforts to determine if drinking water polluted with TCE (trichloroethylene) or PCE (more) |
Nov 18, 2003 |
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Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Arsenic and Human Health
Guide to Internet resources related to arsenic and human health, including links to government information sources, (more) |
Nov 5, 2003 |
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Smith, Eldon A.; Prues, Susan L.; Oehme, Frederick W. |
Environmental Degradation of Polyacrylamides
Report of a study of the environmental fate, volatility, and soil mobility of polyacrylamide and acrylamide from a (more) Publication Month: June 1997 |
Oct 20, 2003 |
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Faust, John B.; Salmon, Andrew |
Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Chloral Hydrate (2003 Update): Draft
Draft hazard identification document on the carcinogenicity of chloral hydrate, a byproduct of chlorination in (more) Publication Month: July 2003 |
Aug 4, 2003 |
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Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment |
Health Risk Assessment/Characterization of the Drinking Water Disinfection Byproduct Chloroform
This document, prepared under the direction of the Health and Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Science and (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, November 4, 1998 |
May 29, 2003 |
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Food Safety Department, World Health Organization |
Frequently Asked Questions - Acrylamide in Food
Answers to frequently asked questions about acrylamide in foods, including "General Questions," "Questions Related to (more) |
May 1, 2003 |
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Roberts, A. Lynn, and Edward J. Bouwer |
Pharmaceuticals and Antiseptics: Occurence and Fate in Drinking Water, Sewage Treatment Facilities, and Coastal Waters
Description of a project to study the presence of pharmaceuticals and antiseptics in drinking water, sewage treatment (more) Publication Date: Monday, December 30, 2002 |
Dec 30, 2002 |
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Greer, Monte A.; Goodman, Gay; Pleus, Richard C.; Greer, Susan E. |
Health Effects Assessment for Environmental Perchlorate Contamination: The Dose Response for Inhibition of Thyroidal Radioiodine Uptake in Humans
Report of a study giving dose response data for perchlorate from drinking water. The NEL for inhibition of thyroidal (more) Publication Month: September 2002 |
Aug 14, 2002 |
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Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, U.S. Army |
Perchlorate in Drinking Water
This document gives an overview of perchlorate in drinking water, its health effects, and current federal and state (more) |
Jul 30, 2002 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
Envirofacts Data Warehouse
This database provides access to environmental information on a variety of topics, including waste, water, toxics, (more) |
Jul 23, 2002 |
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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency |
Accessing EPA's Drinking Water Data in SDWIS/FED
This site provides information on accessing EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System/Federal Version (SDWIS/FED) (more) |
Jul 23, 2002 |
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Public Health Assessments
Public health assessments of sites on the EPA National Priorities List. Includes description of exposure pathways, (more) |
May 29, 2002 |
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