Private-well stewardship among a general population based sample of private well-owners

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 601-602, Issue , 2017, Pages 1533-1543

  Malecki, Kristen M C ^a   Schultz, Amy A ^a   Severtson, Dolores J ^b   Anderson, Henry A ^a   VanDerslice, James A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; Private well; SHOW; Testing; Treatment; Well stewardship

Indexed keywords

MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; RISK PERCEPTION; TESTING; WATER HARDNESS; WATER SUPPLY; WELL TESTING;

MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREVENTION; PRIVATE WELLS; SHOW; SOURCE WATER QUALITIES; TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; WELL WATER;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; PERCEPTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE WELL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBANIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; WATER SUPPLY; WISCONSIN;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

HUMANS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 85020312899     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.284     Document Type: Article

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