EPA is committed to protecting human health. The following
programs are designed to reduce human exposure to contaminants in
water.
Consumption Advisories
- Fish and Wildlife Consumption
Advisories
Information on United States and Canadian fish and wildlife consumption
advisories and EPA guidance documents in issuing advisories.
- Shellfish Protection
- National Fish
Tissue Study
EPA is conducting a screening-level study to estimate the national
distribution of selected persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
chemical residues in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs of
the continental United States.
Other Advisories
- Drinking Water and Health
Advisories
Information on drinking water regulations and health advisories.
- Beach Advisories
Information to help protect people from waterborne diseases at
the beach and EPA's annual National Health Protection Survey of
Beaches for last year's swimming season.
Criteria
- Human Health Criteria
Methodology, technical information and guidance for deriving water
quality criteria for the protection of human health.
Risk Assessment
- Federal-State
Toxicology and Risk Analysis Committee (FSTRAC)
Information on the cooperative state and federal effort to develop
well-rounded, integrated approaches to the assessment, management,
communication of and standard-setting for risks from exposure
to pollutants.
See also: Drinking
Water and Your Health; Protecting
Human Health; Children's
Health; Related Human Health
Topics
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