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Main Title Cost and Benefits of Drinking Water Treatment.
Author Clark, R. M. ; Goodrich, J. A. ; Ireland, J. C. ;
CORP Author Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Year Published 1984
Report Number EPA/600/J-84/371;
Stock Number PB86-195153
Additional Subjects Benefit cost analysis ; Water treatment ; Evaluation ; Public health ; Policies ; Chlorination ; Activated carbon treatment ; Toxicity ; Organic compounds ; Filtration ; Environmental impacts ; Reprints ; Drinking water
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NTIS  PB86-195153 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The article develops a framework for evaluating the costs and benefits of environmental control and preventive public health practices and asks the policy question: How do the authors achieve the best mix of protection against infectious disease and toxic chemicals in drinking water. Costs and benefits of chlorination and filtration are analyzed retrospectively, and the results of the analysis are extended to include granular activated carbon filtration.