National primary drinking water regulation for nitrate and nitrite

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:7169366

Gomez-Taylor, M ^[1]

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1. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA)

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations on December 24, 1975. These regulations included an interim maximum contaminant level (MCL) for nitrate of 10 mg/L as nitrogen. EPA has reviewed the current literature and concluded that an MCLG for nitrate of 10 mg/L is protective of the most sensitive members of the population (i.e., infants). This report will overview the basis for the proposed drinking water standards for nitrate and nitrite. Health basis, occurrence in US water supplies, treatment technologies and costs, and proposed analytical methods and compliance monitoring requirements will be presented.

• OSTI ID: 7169366
• Report Number(s): CONF-8904173--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Journal Volume: 29:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DOCUMENT TYPES
DRINKING WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITRATES
NITRITES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGULATIONS
REVIEWS
WATER