Open AccessPentachlorophenol Contamination of Private Drinking Water From Treated Utility Poles
Author(s) -
Lee Karlsson,
Lori Cragin,
Cary Giguere,
Jeff Comstock,
Linda Boccuzzo,
Austin Sumner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300910
Subject(s) - pentachlorophenol , contamination , water contamination , odor , environmental health , environmental science , public health , waste management , environmental chemistry , medicine , engineering , chemistry , ecology , nursing , organic chemistry , biology
In 2009, after resident calls regarding an odor, the Vermont Department of Health and state partners responded to 2 scenarios of private drinking water contamination from utility poles treated with pentachlorophenol (PCP), an organochlorine wood preservative used in the United States. Public health professionals should consider PCP contamination of private water if they receive calls about a chemical or gasoline-like odor with concurrent history of nearby utility pole replacement.