Residential tap water contamination following the freedom industries chemical spill: Perceptions, water quality, and health impacts

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 813-823

  Whelton, Andrew J ^a   McMillan, LaKia ^b   Connell, Matt ^b   Kelley, Keven M ^b   Gill, Jeff P ^b   White, Kevin D ^b   Gupta, Rahul ^c   Dey, Rajarshi ^d   Novy, Caroline ^b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b University of South Alabama   (United States)

^c Kanawha Charleston Health Department   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH; OIL SPILLS; PLUMBING; POLYETHYLENES; POTABLE WATER; SURVEYS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BENCH SCALE EXPERIMENTS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLS; CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE; INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PREMISE PLUMBINGS; RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS; STATE POPULATION;

WATER;

4 METHYLCYCLOHEXANE METHANOL; ALKANOL; DRINKING WATER; METHANOL; POLYETHYLENE; SOLVENT; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; 4-(1-METHYLETHYL)CYCLOHEXANEMETHANOL; TERPENE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUSHING; HEALTH IMPACT; ODOR; PERCEPTION; SURVEYING; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS LINKING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; SPILLAGE; TOXICOLOGY; VOLATILIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ODOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER; SANITATION; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ELK RIVER; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; POLYETHYLENE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SOLVENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84921801341     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5040969     Document Type: Article

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