Opis: Arsenic in Drinking Water - Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been considering a more stringent regulation of arsenic in water. A significant reduction in the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) could increase compliance costs for water utilities. This book discusses the adequacy of the current EPA MCL for protecting human health in the context of stated EPA policy and provides an unbiased scientific basis for deriving the arsenic standard for drinking water and surface water. "Arsenic in Drinking Water" evaluates epidemiological data on the carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic health effects of arsenic exposure of Taiwanese populations and compares those effects with the effects of arsenic exposure demonstrated in other countries - including the United States. The book also reviews data on toxicokinetics, metabolism, and mechanism and mode of action of arsenic to ascertain how these data could assist in assessing human health risks from arsenic exposures. This volume recommends specific changes to improve the toxicity analyses and risk characterization. The implications of the changes for EPA's current MCL for arsenic are also described.

Szczegóły: Arsenic in Drinking Water - Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council

Tytuł: Arsenic in Drinking Water
Autor: Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council
Producent: National Academy Press
ISBN: 9780309063333
Rok produkcji: 1999
Ilość stron: 330
Oprawa: Miękka

Recenzje: Arsenic in Drinking Water - Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council