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The water we drink : water quality and its effects on health / Joshua I. Barzilay, Winkler G. Weinberg, J. William Eley.

Author/creator Barzilay, Joshua I., 1951-
Other author/creatorWeinberg, Winkler G., 1952-
Other author/creatorEley, J. William, 1957-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionvi, 180 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents General information -- A brief history of drinking water, sanitation, and disease -- The modern era of drinking water regulation -- Drinking water sources, treatment, safety, and conservation -- Drinking water and disease -- Drinking water and infectious diseases -- Drinking water and the risk of cancer -- Drinking water, estrogens, and fertility -- The effects of drinking water's mineral content on health -- Heavy metal content of drinking water and its effects on health -- Drinking water and the consumer -- Bottled water -- Water purification.
Local noteLittle-325227--305131021551R
Local noteLittle-328367--305131026611T
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index.
LCCN 98055318
ISBN0813526728 (cloth)
ISBN0813526736 (pbk.)
ISBN0813526973 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813526981 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RA591 .B38 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold