Protecting and enhancing water quality is a national priority, requiring information on water-quality status and trends, progress toward clean water standards, continuing problems, and emerging challenges. In this brief review, we discuss U.S. Geological Survey assessments of nutrient pollution, ...
Using responses to a nationwide survey of public attitudes and perceptions related to water issues, we examined the effects of socio-demographic and residence characteristics on opinions about water quality, agricultural and urban pollution sources, and nutrients and pathogen pollution issues in the ...
#9 Air Quality #14 Drinking Water Quality South Carolina #5 in Air & Water Quality #41 in Best States Overall #19 in Natural Environment Settled by the English in 1670, the colony named for King Charles I was split into North and South Carolina in 1710. Largely agricultural, settlers reli...
Best States Jury Deliberates on Whether Man Held Down Teen While He Was Raped at Youth Center in 1990s A jury is deliberating on whether a New Hampshire man held down a teenage boy while he was raped at a youth detention center in 1998...
Water officials are also worried by dry conditions in the Colorado River Basin. The river is a big source of water for Southern California but has had below-average precipitation for seven of the past eight years. Chu and the Lawrence Berkeley Lab at the University of California are researching...
The CNPP price database, released in May 2008, provided the cost per 1 g edible portion of all foods and beverages reported in NHANES dietary recalls, with the exclusion of alcoholic beverages and water (8). The prices were based on retail prices paid by members of the Nielsen Homescan Co...
Setting water rates Cities that have increased prices in water, generally use the increased rate to improve infrastructure. Families generally pay a fixed charge every month which is independent of water consumption, and a variable charge which is related to the amount of water used. Higher fixed...
What sort of non-water sports and outdoor activities are available at Quality Inn Noblesville-Indianapolis? Quality Inn Noblesville-Indianapolis offers non-water sport and outdoor activities such as golf course (within 3 km) for you to take joy in. Does Quality Inn Noblesville-Indianapolis have ...
Few studies have examined plain water consumption among US adults. This study evaluated the consumption of plain water (tap and bottled) and total water among US adults by age group (20-50y, 51-70y, and ≥71y), gender, income-to-poverty ratio, and race/ethnicity. Methods Data from up...
This chapter describes the use of benefit transfer in Regulatory Impact Analyses for surface water quality regulations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It begins by explaining the regulatory framework at the EPA and existing guidance on the use of benefit transfer. It then descri...