Pesticides in groundwater can contaminate drinking water and threaten the health of communities. How does this contamination occur and what should be done about this pressing problem? This new book uses a case-study approach to describe the discovery of the problem in four major agricultural states, to summarize the most recent data on the problem, and to review the status of the problem from both technological and policy perspectives. It also addresses the controversial questions of what levels of residues are acceptable, who should bear the costs of drinking water that is already contaminated, and how federal scientific resources can best be used to aid state initiatives in addressing this problem.
- ISBN10 0585155690
- ISBN13 9780585155692
- Publish Date 13 May 2014 (first published 1 February 1986)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Academies Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 133
- Language English