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Problems Associated With Metals in Drinking Water
Author(s) -
Craun Gunther F.,
McCabe Leland J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1975.tb02307.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , safe drinking water act , heavy metals , human health , environmental science , water utility , environmental planning , current (fluid) , business , environmental health , environmental engineering , engineering , environmental chemistry , water quality , water supply , chemistry , medicine , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , electrical engineering , biology
Recent EPA research has involved extensive investigations of hard‐ and soft‐water areas and metal intake effects relative to human health, in addition to the possibility of heavy metal removal. Discussed here is a review of information gathered by agency researchers and current research plans.