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The relationship between asbestos and turbidity in raw water
Author(s) -
Severson Richard K.,
Harvey James,
Polissar Lincoln
Publication year - 1981
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.1551-8833.1981.tb04684.x
Subject(s) - asbestos , turbidity , raw water , environmental science , limiting , environmental engineering , geology , materials science , engineering , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , oceanography
Determining historical exposure to asbestos in drinking water has been a limiting factor in many studies dealing with waterborne asbestos and disease. Thirty‐five raw water samples from a watershed area were analyzed for turbidity and asbestos levels. A significant correlation between turbidity and asbestos was found. It is concluded that asbestos levels are significantly related to turbidity levels in raw water; thus, it may be possible to use historic turbidity data to assess past imbibed asbestos exposure. However, more research is needed to document this relationship fully.