1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695976603321

Titolo

Great Lakes [[electronic resource] ] : EPA and states have made progress in implementing the BEACH Act, but additional actions could improve public health protection : report to congressional requesters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

iii, 60 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Water quality - Great Lakes (North America)

Water - Pollution - Great Lakes (North America)

Beaches - Health aspects - Great Lakes (North America)

Beach closures - Great Lakes (North America)

Bacterial pollution of water - Great Lakes (North America)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on May 25, 2007).

"May 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-07-591."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Waterborne pathogens can contaminate water and sand at beaches and threaten human health. Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed limits on pathogens that states use to assess beach water quality. EPA can also provide grants to states to develop water quality monitoring and public notification programs. GAO was asked to assess (1) the extent to which EPA implemented the BEACH Act including how it allocated grants to the states, (2) the monitoring and notification programs developed by Great Lakes states, and (3) the effect of the BEACH Act on water quality monitoring and contamination at Great Lakes ...



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696568703321

Titolo

Children's health and the environment in North America [[electronic resource] ] : a first report on available indicators and measures . Country report United States / / prepared by the US Environmental Protection Agency

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montréal, Québec : , : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, , [2005]

Descrizione fisica

93 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Environmentally induced diseases in children - United States

Children and the environment - United States

Children - Health and hygiene - United States

Children - Health risk assessment - United States

Environmental health - United States

Health status indicators - United States

Pollutants - Environmental aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 17, 2008).

"December 2005."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introd. -- Asthma and respiratory disease -- Lead and other chemicals, including pesticides -- Waterborne diseases -- Opportunities for improvement.