Critical review and rethinking of USEPA secondary standards for maintaining organoleptic quality of drinking water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 708-720

  Dietrich, Andrea M ^a   Burlingame, Gary A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bureau of Laboratory Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; IMPURITIES; IRON; MANGANESE; OIL SPILLS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CONSUMER COMPLAINTS; CRITICAL REVIEW; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITY; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SECONDARY STANDARD; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

POTABLE WATER;

ALUMINUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FOAMING AGENT; IRON; MANGANESE; SILVER; SULFATE; TAP WATER; ZINC; WATER POLLUTANT;

CORRELATION; CORROSION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAL BLOOM; COLOR; CORROSION; ODOR; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; PH; REVIEW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; STANDARDS; TASTE; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGAE;

COLOR; DRINKING WATER; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; TASTE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84921818303     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504403t     Document Type: Review

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