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200 10$aGreat Lakes$b[electronic resource] $eEPA and states have made progress in implementing the BEACH Act, but additional actions could improve public health protection : report to congressional requesters
210  1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2007]
215   $aiii, 60 pages $cdigital, PDF file
300   $aTitle from title screen (viewed on May 25, 2007).
300   $a"May 2007."
300   $aPaper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
300   $a"GAO-07-591."
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
330   $aWaterborne 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 ...
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