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Drinking Water Health Advisories
Drinking water and health advisory summary tables are prepared periodicallly.
They contain drinking water standards in the form of non-enforceable concentrations
of drinking water contaminants, Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs),
or enforceable Maximum
Contaminant Levels (MCLs). Maximum Contaminant Levels are the maximum
permissible level of a contaminant in water delivered to users of a public
water system. Health Advisories (HA's) provide information on contaminants
that can cause human health effects and are known or anticipated to occur
in drinking water. Health Advisories are guidance values based on non-cancer
health effects for different durations of exposure (e.g., one-day, ten-day,
and lifetime). They provide technical guidance to our Regional Offices,
State governments, and other public health officials on health effects,
analytical methodologies, and treatment technologies associated with drinking
water contamination.
- Health
Effects Support Documents and Health Advisories for Priority Contaminants
on the Contaminant Canditate List (Acanthamoeba, Aldrin and Dieldrin,
Hexachlorobutadiene, Manganese, Metribuzin, Naphthalene, Sodium, Sulfate)
(February 3, 2004)
- 2004
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisory tables (PDF, 393kb,
20 pages)
The tables summarize the drinking water regulations and health advisory
values as well as the reference dose (RFD) and cancer risk values for
drinking water contaminants.
- Consumer
Acceptability Advice and Health Effects Analysis on Methyl Tertiary-Butyl
Ether (MtBE)
- Health
Advisories for Microbials (Pathogens)
- Other
Related Advisory Publications
- More Information on Drinking Water
Standards Program
- Additional Information on
Ground Water and Drinking Water
The Ground Water and Drinking Water web site provides information on
drinking water regulations, source water protection programs, and ground
water protection. It also includes links to local drinking water
information.
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