Knowledge: drinking water
See Also:
- business → food and related products → beverages → water
- science → biology → microbiology → environmental microbiology → aquatic microbiology
- science → environment → environmental health
- shopping → food → beverages → water
- society → issues → health → water treatment
Links
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/ - This Office at EPA works to ensure safe drinking water and to protect the quality of the Nation's Drinking Water Supply. The site features drinking water and health information, kid's pages, and drinking water publications and guidance documents.
- Water Quality Association
http://www.wqa.org/ - Water Quality Association (WQA) is the international trade association representing the household, commercial, and industrial water quality improvement industry.
- Lifewater Canada
http://www.lifewater.ca/ - A Christian, non-profit organization helping rural poor (around the world) obtain safe drinking water. Lifewater Canada trains people to drill safe drinking water wells and build water pumps (handpumps). On-line resources include a 100-page water well drilling and hand pumps tutorial.
- ASDWA - Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
http://www.asdwa.org/ - Includes publications and position papers on a variety of technical and U.S. regulatory topics related to drinking water supply and its protection.
- American Water Works Association
http://www.awwa.org/ - International nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Represents treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others.
- Sulfate in Drinking Water
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sulfate.html - Sulfate is a naturally occurring constituent in water. Site presents information on research by the U.S. EPA Office of Drinking Water into health aspects of sulphate in water.
- U.S. EPA Drinking Water Standards Program
http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/standards.html - Existing and proposed U.S. standards for drinking water quality, standards enforcement, and current initiatives to evaluate the safety of specific substances in public water supplies.
- TEX*A*Syst -- Blackland Research Center Water Sciences Laboratory
http://waterhome.brc.tamus.edu/texasyst/ - TEX*A*Syst helps rural residents take decisive actions to preserve the quality of their drinking water, prevent water pollution, and protect health.
- California Water Association
http://www.calwaterassn.com/ - A consortium of investor-owned water utilities providing water utility services to customers throughout California. Site has information on drinking water standards, water treatment, and related topics.
- Bacteria/Microbe - Contaminant Interactions
http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/bacteria/ - USGS applied environmental engineering research project which focuses on monitoring of pathogens in US water supplies. Site tells how environmental microbiology is done, and describes facilities, capabilities, collaborators. Some online articles.
- South Central Texas Regional Water Planning
http://www.watershedexperience.com/ - SCTRWPG has been reviewing and evaluating water supply options for South Central Texas. Technical reports, presentations, general information, surveys, maps, and a guestbook can be found on this site.
- King County Drinking Water
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/watersup/waterweb.htm - A technical summary about where they get their drinking water in King County, who manages drinking water, and how it is managed.
- Drinking Water Information Resources
http://www.cyber-nook.com/water/ - Comprehensive collection of information about the safety and quality of drinking water.
- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
http://www.amwa.net/ - Resources and information on drinking water related regulations and legislation.
- Magnesium in Drinking Water
http://www.mgwater.com/ - Describes the health benefits of magnesium.
- National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_index.htm - Information primarily for and about small community drinking water systems. Includes fact sheets, educational materials, and information on water treatment technologies successfully used in small U.S. community water supply systems.
- Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/default.asp - Resources on drinking water, from levels of Arsenic in drinking water to the quality of bottled water.
- Mohawk Valley Water Authority
http://umvrwb.com/ - Offers water quality reports, list of board of directors, and information about the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Vinny's NC Water Supply & AQ Related Material
http://www.geocities.com/ncsrf/ - Information on public water supply, environmental reviews, links to files, and other information.
- National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
http://www.ndwc.wvu.edu - NDWC offers technical assistance and information about drinking water treatment, management, distribution, infrastructure, Safe Drinking Water Act regulations, and ground, surface and water conservation for America's small, rural communities.
- Awwa Research Foundation
http://www.awwarf.org/ - International nonprofit organization sponsoring research on delivery of safe and affordable drinking water. Information on topics such as water treatment and distribution, groundwater management, monitoring, and cryptosporidium and other waterborne pathogens.
- Arsenic in Drinking Water
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic/index.html - EPA compendium of research related to determining safe levels and setting new standards.
- Drinking Water and Health Basics
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/index.html - U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water information on drinking water and health, including the National Primary Drinking Water Standards, fact sheets on specific drinking water contaminants, and guidance regarding Cryptosporidium for people with compromised immune systems.
- Wilkes University Drinking Water and Environmental Library
http://www.water-research.net/Waterlibrary/ - Information on common drinking water quality concerns.
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