Exposure and Risk Estimates for Arizona Drinking Water

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• Personal Author:
  Dellarco M ; Lebowitz MD ; Moschandreas DJ ; O'Rourke MK ; Robertson GL ; Sofuoglu SC
• Description:
  This study was conducted as part of the National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS) Arizona, a multiple-media, multiple-route, and multiple-pollutant study (Lebowitz et al, 1995). One of this study's objectives was to assess the Arizona population's exposure to metals, particles, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and pesticides from inhalation, ingestion, and dermal absorption pathways and compare that exposure with corresponding exposures of the Arizona border population. The border study focused on exposure assessment of communities along the Arizona-Mexico border. There has been concern that exposures of the border communities may be higher than those of other parts of the state because of their proximity to Mexico, where environmental quality is not of equal concern as it is in the United States. To determine the validity of these concerns about elevated exposure, the authors compared oral exposures to metals and VOCs and associated risks from drinking water for the Arizona and border populations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Pollution Occupational Health Safety Volatile Organic Compounds
• Keywords:
  Drinking Water Environmental Contamination Environmental Health Monitoring Exposure Assessment Risk Assessment VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds Water Analysis Water Sampling
• ISSN:
  0003-150X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Illinois ; Nevada ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  67-79
• Volume:
  95
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054972
• Citation:
  J Am Water Works Assoc 2003 Jul; 95(7):67-79
• Contact Point Address:
  Demetrios J. Moschandreas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 10 West 33rd St., Chicago, IL 60616
• Email:
  djm@iit.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of Arizona, Tucson
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal - American Water Works Association
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c0c416abacf1be62d2c2d92b1640cfaa545003f7ce61eff0062d8727ddc2e8ea56eae5fecb4d33abf525a2c19346d3337e0f2ed8097927de88df6e3b79a408c4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217378/cdc_217378_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 250.76 KB ]