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Wondering if it’s safe to drink the water, and how you can tell? Concerned about cancer-causing chemicals? Confused by scientific jargon? Help is on the way! A new illustrated citizens’ guide to drinking water quality and safety is available from the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
“What Do the Standards Mean? A Citizens’ Guide to Drinking Water Contaminants,” provides information about the health effects, recommended treatment, and federal standards for 83 drinking water contaminants to be regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The guide also presents general information about water testing, interpreting test results, how federal standards are set, how to “purify” contaminated water, requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and what to do if your water doesn’t meet the standards. Additional sources of help, information, and advice also are listed.
Written by Water Center Information Officer Carolyn J. Kroehler and illustrated by Center Graphics Artist George V. Wills, the 90-page guide provides up-to-date information about the standards EPA have been setting for a Congress-mandated list of pesticides, microbiological contaminants, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and other chemicals. The handbook is a nontechnical publication designed to • answer questions for people with
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