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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is under court order to re-evaluate and reduce the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for arsenic in drinking water currently set at 50μg/L. A reduction of the MCL to a few micrograms of arsenic per liter is under consideration. Should such a low MCL become law, billions of dollars will have to be invested in the improvement of the water treatment facilities west of the Mississippi and several hundred dollars will have to be added to the annual water bill of each consumer.
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Greschonig, H., Irgolic, K.J. (1997). The mercuric-bromide-stain method and the Natelson method for the determination of arsenic: implications for assessment of risks from exposure to arsenic in Taiwan. In: Abernathy, C.O., Calderon, R.L., Chappell, W.R. (eds) Arsenic. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5864-0_2
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