This practical reference examines every potential means of exposure to water contaminants, provides in-depth discussion on toxicology, explains the most up-to-date techniques for evaluating human health risk, and develops a methodology for assessing the cumulative absorbed dose of contaminants through all routes of exposure, including ingestion, inhalation, and dermal. | Covering both federal and state efforts to monitor and treat water and discussing water safety regulations, Water Contamination and Health addresses indoor exposure to radon from water sources and exposure to chloroform in swimming pools ... highlights epidemiology, including the need to determine the actual correlation between chemical exposure and human health effects ... emphasizes the internal dose concept using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model ... furnishes a case study on spontaneous abortion in pregnant women who were exposed to a specific chemical from a contaminated well ... explores the potential existence of carcinogens in water for human consumption ... and much more!

"All projects described in this report were funded by section 319 of the Clean Water Act. They range from information and educational programs to highly technical applications of nonpoint source control technology ... The success stories in this report represent one or two projects from each state -- this is only a portion of the nonpoint source projects and occurring in the states. Also, the stories may reflect only a portion of the total project effort for which funds are awarded."--Page 4.

The Working Party finalized a review of chlorinated hydrocarbon substances in the African aquatic environment; the review is annexed to this report. The Working Group concluded that it had achieved its major goal to evaluate the state of the African aquatic environment and to review major groups of pollutants that could have negative impacts on aquatic life and fishery resources, i.e. organic matter, metals and organochlorine substances. Future studies could concentrate on phosphorus loads causing eutrophication and on the state of specific types of water bodies in Africa. The Working Party discussed its potential role in the preparations for the CIFA Seminar on African inland fisheries, aquaculture and the environment, scheduled for December 1994, and made suggestions for major inputs it could provide to the seminar.