Reproductive toxicology of water contaminants detected by routine water quality testing

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Epidemiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00001648-199203000-00010· OSTI ID:5227077

Golub, M S ^[1]

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1. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento (United States)

The presence of a reproductive toxicant in drinking water is one possible explanation of differences in spontaneous abortion rates between women who drink tapwater and those who do not. As part of the investigation conducted by the California Department of Health Services, several routine water quality assays were used to screen water sources available to the populations studied. I reviewed information in the literature about the potential reproductive toxicity of contaminants detected in these assays. None of these contaminants was clearly linked to increased incidence of abortion in the studies reviewed.56 references.

• OSTI ID: 5227077
• Journal Information: Epidemiology; (United States), Vol. 3:2; ISSN 1044-3983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DRINKING WATER
CONTAMINATION
WATER POLLUTION
HEALTH HAZARDS
ABORTION
PREGNANCY
WATER SUPPLY
WOMEN
ANIMALS
FEMALES
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MAMMALS
MAN
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POLLUTION
PRIMATES
VERTEBRATES
WATER
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