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EPA Completes Water Quality Studies Needed for Developing New Water Quality Criteria
- "EPA has completed studies that serve as a scientific foundation for developing new or revised water quality criteria for recreational waters, such as lakes, rivers and oceans, by October 2012. EPA's research studies were focused on predictive modeling, method development and validation, and epidemiological studies. The new or revised criteria will replace the current criteria recommendations EPA issued in 1986 and are to be used by states, tribes and territories in their adoption of new water quality standards. These standards are to protect people who engage in recreational water activities from potential illness associated with fecal contamination in the water. The completion notices and reports from the studies are available on EPA's website." - excerpt from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) newsletter, "WaterHeadlines" from 12/20/2010. More info.
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