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Patterson, C. AND R. Haught. Regulatory Considerations to Ensure Clean and Safe Drinking Water, Chapter 6. Edition 2nd, Chapter 6, Satinger Ahuja (ed.), Handbook of Water Purity and Quality. ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, Holland, , 93-135, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821057-4.00012-4

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Federal drinking water regulations are based on risk assessment of human health effects and research conducted on source water, treatment technologies, residuals, and distribution systems. This revision to a 2009 book chapter updates the role that United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research plays in ensuring pure drinking water in the United States and throughout the world. The chapter documents EPA’s strategic goals for drinking water, the rulemaking process, applicable drinking water regulations, human health research and drinking water research.

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Federal drinking water regulations are based on risk assessment of human health effects and research conducted on source water, treatment technologies, residuals, and distribution systems. This revision to a 2009 book chapter updates the role that United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research plays in ensuring pure drinking water in the United States and throughout the world. The chapter documents EPA’s strategic goals for drinking water, the rulemaking process, applicable drinking water regulations, human health research and drinking water research.

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