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Why Drinking Water Is the Way to Go
Kids Health — All living things need water to survive. Find out more in this article for kids. What do you, the trees, and a hamster have in common? Give up? You all need water. All living things must have water to survive, whether they get it from a water ...More…
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Local Drinking Water Information
Environmental Protection Agency — Each year by July 1 you should receive in the mail a short report (consumer confidence report, or drinking water quality report) from your water supplier that tells where your water comes from and what's in it: Follow the links below to the state ...More…
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Radon in Drinking Water
Environmental Protection Agency — EPA's proposal for public health standards for radon in drinking water provided two options to States and community water systems for reducing radon health risks in both drinking water and indoor air quality, a unique multimedia framework ...More…
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Drinking Water Contaminants
Environmental Protection Agency — National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs or primary standards) are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems. Primary standards protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water. ...More…
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Basic Information about Radionuclides in Drinking Water
Environmental Protection Agency — What radionuclides are regulated in drinking water and what are their health effects? Can drinking water be contaminated by man-made radionuclides? What systems must meet the requirements of the 2000 Radionuclides Rule? How did the 2000 ...More…
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Basic Information about E. coli 0157:H7 in Drinking Water
Environmental Protection Agency — For other contaminants and their MCLs, visit the MCL list page. O157:H7 is an emerging cause of foodborne and waterborne illness. Although most strains of O157:H7 was first recognized as a cause of illness during an outbreak in 1982 traced to ...More…
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Drinking Water and Health: What you need to know
Environmental Protection Agency — What are the health effects of contaminants in drinking water? The United States has one of the safest water supplies in the world. However, national statistics don't tell you specifically about the quality and safety of the water coming out of ...More…
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Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water Causes Cancer in ...
National Institutes of Health — Researchers announced today that there is strong evidence a chemical referred to as hexavalent chromium, or chromium 6, causes cancer in laboratory animals when it is consumed in drinking water. The two-year study conducted by the National ...More…
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Environmental Protection Agency — The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was originally passed by Congress in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation's public drinking water supply. The law was amended in 1986 and 1996 and requires many actions to protect drinking ...More…
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It's Your Drinking Water
Environmental Protection Agency — Requires that information be made available to the public so that you can learn how to help protect your drinking water and make personal health decisions about it. SDWA is the principal Federal statute that protects the 250 million Americans who ...More…
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National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
NDWC offers technical assistance and information about drinking water treatment, management, distribution, infrastructure, Safe Drinking Water Act regulations, and ground, surface and water conservation for America¥s small, rural ...More…
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Drinking Water Glossary
Environmental Protection Agency — These definitions are not intended to be complete or to have legal force, but rather to help consumers understand drinking water-related terms in the context of their daily lives. We also have online A Dictionary of Technical and Legal Terms ...More…