Meeting the public health challenge of protecting private wells: Proceedings and recommendations from an expert panel workshop

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 554-555, Issue , 2016, Pages 113-118

  Fox, Mary A ^a   Nachman, Keeve E ^a,b,c   Anderson, Breeana ^a,d   Lam, Juleen ^a,e   Resnick, Beth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Emerging contaminants; Human health; Private wells; Unregulated drinking water

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH; IMPURITIES; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS; WELL TESTING;

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINANTS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; CONTAMINANT MIXTURES; DISEASE PREVENTION; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; HUMAN HEALTH; PRIVATE WELLS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

HEALTH RISKS;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; WELL WATER;

ARSENIC; DISEASE CONTROL; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH POLICY; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIONUCLIDE; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE WELL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84959295554     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.128     Document Type: Article

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