An examination of the potential added value of water safety plans to the United States national drinking water legislation

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 218, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 677-685

  Baum, Rachel ^a   Amjad, Urooj ^a   Luh, Jeanne ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk management; Safe Drinking Water Act; United States regulation; Water governance; Water quality; Water safety plans

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERBORNE DISEASES;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERBORNE DISEASES;

EID: 84940557203     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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