The environmental science of drinking water / Patrick J. Sullivan, Franklin J. Agardy, James J.J. Clark.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The water we drink -- 2. Water pollution -- 3. Water protection -- 4. Living with the risk of polluted water -- 5. Managing risk and drinking water quality -- App. 1-1. Average elemental abundance in the earth's crust -- App. 1-2. Chemical compounds with established water quality criteria - 1952 -- App. 1-3. USEPA national recommended water quality criteria for freshwater and human consumption of water + organism : 2002 -- App. 2-1. Dow industrial chemicals, solvents and dyes in 1938 -- App. 2-2. USEPA list of priority pollutants -- App. 2-3. Summary of surface water data -- App. 2-4. Summary of shallow groundwater data -- App. 2-5. Organic chemicals found in landfill leachate and gas -- App. 2-6. Unregulated pollutants discharged to or identified in water resources -- App. 2-7. Chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity -- App. 2-8. Regulated pesticides in food with residue tolerances -- App. 2-9. Comparison of chemicals required to be monitored in groundwater by RCRA -- App. 3-1. General drinking water monitoring and warning requirements (as of 2002) -- App. 3-2. National drinking water contaminant occurrence database data on primary water quality standards (May 18, 2001) -- App. 3-3. National drinking water contaminant occurrence database : data on unregulated compounds -- App. 3-4. Examples of bottled mineral water chemistry -- App. 3-5. Examples of bottled water chemistry -- App. 3-6. Trace element analysis of mineral waters (ppb) that appear in either appendix 3-4 or appendix 3-5 -- App. 4-1. Glossary of terms adapted from the international union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC) (1993) -- App. 4-2. Chemical examples on the toxicology of drinking water standards -- App. 4-3. Suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals -- App. 4-4. U.S. geological survey target compounds, national reconnaissance of emerging contaminants in U.S. streams (2000).

"The Environmental Science of Drinking Water illustrates the need for fundamental changes in our approach towards protecting drinking water, and proves the extent to which our water resources are polluted. The authors present factual and circumstantial evidence to explain how current drinking water standards fail to adequately protect human health, and outline the available technologies which, if properly employed, can move us towards a healthier future." "This book provides a basis for understanding the threat posed by man-made chemicals in water sources and the available solutions for minimizing the potential health risks associated with the abuse of our natural assets."--BOOK JACKET.

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