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Grand Rounds: Nephrotoxicity in a Young Child Exposed to Uranium from Contaminated Well Water
Author(s) -
H. Sonali Magdo,
Joel Forman,
Nathan Graber,
Brooke N. Newman,
Kathryn Klein,
Lisa M. Satlin,
Robert W. Amler,
Jonathan Winston,
Philip J. Landrigan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.9707
Subject(s) - maximum contaminant level , uranium , depleted uranium , groundwater , environmental chemistry , chemistry , geology , materials science , geotechnical engineering , metallurgy
Private wells that tap groundwater are largely exempt from federal drinking-water regulations, and in most states well water is not subject to much of the mandatory testing required of public water systems. Families that rely on private wells are thus at risk of exposure to a variety of unmeasured contaminants.

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