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November opinion sparks comments
Publication year - 2001
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.1551-8833.2001.tb09124.x
Subject(s) - sanitation , agency (philosophy) , popular opinion , developing country , maximum contaminant level , business , environmental protection , political science , environmental planning , natural resource economics , economic growth , engineering , environmental science , environmental engineering , economics , sociology , social science , media studies , groundwater , geotechnical engineering
This column discusses the suggestion in the November 2000 Journal of the American Water Works Association that because of the plight of the poor in developing countries, the US Environmental Protection Agency should not reduce the maximum contaminant level for arsenic. The opinion given states that the savings by utilities that would result from allowing an additional risk to their customers would not be diverted to providing better water and sanitation in developing countries.