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An Evaluation of Public Notification Requirements in California
Author(s) -
Bruvold William H.,
Wardlaw Linda,
Gaston John M.
Publication year - 1985
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.1551-8833.1985.tb05505.x
Subject(s) - notification system , sampling (signal processing) , value (mathematics) , business , environmental health , right to know , medicine , computer science , telecommunications , pathology , computer network , machine learning , detector
The public notification requirements of violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water were evaluated through a scientific sampling of residents of 15 California communities. Each community had recently notified consumers of an MCL violation. The sampling assessed public awareness of the notification, the effects the media used had on awareness and knowledge of the problem and recommended solutions to the problem, and the attitude of the respondents regarding the notification requirement and its effectiveness. This assessment of the value of the requirement points to ways in which the stated objectives could be reached more successfully.