Arsenic in Drinking Water: Recent Regulatory Developments and Issues

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This report discusses issues regarding the arsenic’s health effects and how to reduce the uncertainty in assessing health risks associated with exposure to low levels of arsenic. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the current standard of 50 parts per billion (ppb) in 1975. . This report reviews EPA efforts to develop a new arsenic rule and summarizes key provisions and subsequent events.
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Creation Date: April 29, 2002
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Tiemann, Mary
Arsenic in Drinking Water: Recent Regulatory Developments and Issues
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Place of Publication: Washington D.C., USA
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  • Creation: April 29, 2002
Description:

This report discusses issues regarding the arsenic’s health effects and how to reduce the uncertainty in assessing health risks associated with exposure to low levels of arsenic. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the current standard of 50 parts per billion (ppb) in 1975. . This report reviews EPA efforts to develop a new arsenic rule and summarizes key provisions and subsequent events.
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6 pages.
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