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Total Coliform Rule in USEPA sights for revision
Author(s) -
Scharfenaker Mark A.
Publication year - 2002
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.1551-8833.2002.tb09480.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , sight , environmental science , contamination , environmental planning , environmental protection , waste management , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , biology , sociology , ecology , physics , astronomy , social science
This article discusses the first six‐year review by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) of current national primary drinking water regulations (NPDWRS), resulting in a preliminary decision that the total coliform rule (TCR) can be improved, whereas none of 68 chemical contaminants is ripe for revision at this time.