EPA to Strengthen Water Rules; Proposal Would Require Suppliers to Report Lead ContentMichael Weisskopf
摘要: A recent test found that the water in Flint, Mich., is meeting U.S. EPA regulations for lead. Water was tested in 138 Flint homes, showing a 90th percentile lead level of 9.8 parts per billion - less than the 15 ppb cutoff set by EPA's Lead and Copper Rule. 年份: 2017 收...
Most U.S. cities would have to replacelead water pipeswithin 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones inFlint, Michigan, and Washington, D.C....
Another Year, Another Delay for EPA Limits on Lead in WaterThe EPA has a long way to go before it completes a years-long effort to lower the legal amount of lead that can be in drinking water, senior officials in the agency told Bloomberg Environment. This is despite the fact that the...
water HA Health Advisory An estimate of acceptable drinking water levels for a chemical substance based on health effects information a Health Advisory is not a legally enforceable Federal standard but serves as technical guidance to assist Federal State and local officials One Day HA The ...
But finally in 1991, EPA completed its lead rule. “It was a tough fight within EPA,” Levin remembered. The agency did not force utilities to eliminate lead in drinking water, but instead required them to test for lead in homes and add anti-cor...
aIn a similar fashion, the EPA’s decision to reduce the drinking water standard for lead from 50ppb to 5ppb, in 1986, resulted in bans on use of lead in plumbing solders and fixtures to avoid exceedances due to leaching of lead into drinking water. 相似地,使饮用水标准降低的EPA的...
An estimate of acceptable drinking water levels for a chemical substance based on health effects information; a Health Advisory is not a legally enforceable Federal standard, but serves as technical guidance to assist Federal, State, and local officials. One-Day HA: The concentration of a chemical...
Because toilets use is the largest proportion of indoor water used in a household, high-efficiency toilets achieve real water savings. 由于坐便器是家庭室内用水中占比最大的用水器具,高效节水型坐便器实现了真正的节水。 The national high-efficiency toilet standard brings a range of questions and concer...
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