Health-based screening levels to evaluate U.S. Geological Survey ground water quality data

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1339-1348

  Toccalino, Patricia L ^a   Norman, Julia E ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HBSL; Health based screening level; Human health; Unregulated contaminant; Water quality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BASED SCREENING LEVEL (HBSL); HUMAN HEALTH; UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT;

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; GEOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750184395     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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