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May 24, 2013

March 2008: Volume 50, Number 3

Estimating Consequences of Toxic Water Exposures
by Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, Ph.D.

Drinking water standards are set to a level below which the risk of exposure to toxic contaminants is acceptable to the public while being practical for the treatment facility to achieve and the monitoring/regulatory agency to evaluate and enforce.

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Water Quality Monitoring--Lessons from the Developing Word December 2007
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New Website Provides Essential Drinking Water Information October 2007
Eliminating the Fiery Serpent Dracunculus medinensis September 2007
Legionella Disease Transmission and Role of Potable Water Systems August 2007
The Role of Reverse Osmosis in Reducing Arsenic Exposures July 2007
Immigration and Infectious Disease: Increases in Neurocysticercosi June 2007
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Water Quality and Acceptable Risk - Are We Safe Enough? April 2007
Vulnerabilities of the Drinking Water Distribution System March 2007