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Virginia Tech to Begin $450,000 Study to Identify Lead Risks in Drinking Water
Publication year - 2011
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.1551-8833.2011.tb11393.x
Subject(s) - virginia tech , lead (geology) , engineering , west virginia , strengths and weaknesses , environmental planning , political science , environmental science , library science , geography , computer science , psychology , archaeology , geomorphology , geology , social psychology
This article announces that Marc Edwards of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) College of Engineering in Blacksburg, Virginia, will spearhead a $450,000 empirical and legal evaluation of the federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The research will examine potential weaknesses in three key requirements of the law: water sampling methods to measure lead levels; replacement of water lines that contain lead; and, public education initiatives aimed at promoting safe water use practices.