Lead Poisoning: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, Including H.R. 2840 ... April 25 and July 26, 1991, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 672 pages |
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... Prevention Act was passed 20 years ago , which reduced substantially introduction ... corrosion control . Based upon cost benefit analyses carried out by CDC ... treatment of children , deficits in child IQ ( remedial educational / lost ...
... Prevention Act was passed 20 years ago , which reduced substantially introduction ... corrosion control . Based upon cost benefit analyses carried out by CDC ... treatment of children , deficits in child IQ ( remedial educational / lost ...
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... treatment basis of the enforceable standard ? ( Corrosion control only or corrosion control plus lead service line replacement ? ) DISCUSSION OF ISSUES Issue # 1 : What level should be established for the MCLG for lead . Option # 1 ...
... treatment basis of the enforceable standard ? ( Corrosion control only or corrosion control plus lead service line replacement ? ) DISCUSSION OF ISSUES Issue # 1 : What level should be established for the MCLG for lead . Option # 1 ...
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... treatment basis for the enforceable standard ? Option # 1 : Corrosion control only , based on reduction of lead levels to approximately 20 ug / 1 , at a cost of $ 20-80 per household annually , and national annual costs of $ 780 million ...
... treatment basis for the enforceable standard ? Option # 1 : Corrosion control only , based on reduction of lead levels to approximately 20 ug / 1 , at a cost of $ 20-80 per household annually , and national annual costs of $ 780 million ...
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... Treatment Costs Corrosion Cost Lead Pipe Replacement $ 5-40 $ 20-80 Total of Corrosion Control plus Lead Pipe Replacement $ 25-120 * $ 1.65 billion $ 1.3-2.6 billion $ 2.95-4.25 pillion National * $ 780 million $ 85-180 million $ 865 ...
... Treatment Costs Corrosion Cost Lead Pipe Replacement $ 5-40 $ 20-80 Total of Corrosion Control plus Lead Pipe Replacement $ 25-120 * $ 1.65 billion $ 1.3-2.6 billion $ 2.95-4.25 pillion National * $ 780 million $ 85-180 million $ 865 ...
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... Treatment and Methods of Lead Reduction . Two primary methods exist for reducing lead levels in drinking water . Because all water is corrosive ... Corrosion control is well known to reduce lead levels : optimization of the water to attain ...
... Treatment and Methods of Lead Reduction . Two primary methods exist for reducing lead levels in drinking water . Because all water is corrosive ... Corrosion control is well known to reduce lead levels : optimization of the water to attain ...
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Page 641 - First, the legal obligation of a real estate agent to a customer relative to undiscovered or latent material defects of adverse features of a property is generally established by state law. Moreover, in many Jurisdictions, this area of the law is dynamic and evolving, with issues and questions yet to be resolved. There exists no general uniformity in the extent to which an agent is required...
Page 88 - Administrator's judgment based on such report, no known or anticipated adverse effects on the health of persons occur and which allows an adequate margin of safety.
Page 22 - The nature and extent of lead poisoning in children in the United States: a report to Congress.
Page 36 - BOS has a long history of epideaiologic studies relating blood lead levels to sources of lead exposure, such as soil and dust contaminated by lead smelting. Current CDC efforts are focusing on collaboration with screening programs to evaluate routinely collected data and assess screening efficiency, sources of lead exposure, and effectiveness of interventions. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is working with state health departments in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois on...
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Page 5 - I am here today representing 43,000 members who are dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Thank you for inviting me here to address the important issue of children's access to health care. The American Academy of Pediatrics commends the Chairman and members of this committee for their legislative efforts to bring about health care reform.
Page 187 - Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC, February 28, 1989; information on Washington and New York from Richard E. Ayres, Testimony, ibid.; Los Angeles number from "Smog Season One of Worst in California...
Page 33 - Sciences (NIEHS) are sponsoring studies to develop and evaluate potential biomarkers of low level lead exposure. In addition, NIEHS is funding work on measurement of bone lead levels using the X-ray fluorescence techniques. This approach promises to be extremely important in assessing body burdens of lead.
Page 106 - For purposes of this paragraph, the term "feasible" means feasible with the use of the best technology, treatment techniques, and other means, which the Administrator finds are generally available (taking cost into consideration).