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The Need for Preventive Control of Drinking Water Contaminants
Author(s) -
Singer Grace L.
Publication year - 1982
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.1551-8833.1982.tb04985.x
Subject(s) - water contamination , environmental planning , contamination , environmental health , public health , watershed , environmental science , business , environmental protection , medicine , computer science , ecology , nursing , machine learning , biology
This article compares European and American drinking water standards and regulations, and points out the deficiencies in U.S. controls. The author addresses the fact that the cost of drinking water treatment is often quantified and used as the basis for avoiding regulation, when public health protection should be of primary concern. Emphasis is also placed on the need for overall watershed protection and contamination prevention as opposed to dependence on expensive water treatment later.