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An updated and expanded edition of this popular consumer reference with over 200 commonly asked questions and answers about the water you drink. Written for the layperson, language is non-technical, covering health, home treatment, testing, conservation and federal regulations of water. Content: Health -- Microbial contaminants -- Chemical and mineral contaminants -- Pharmaceuticals -- Arsenic -- Atrazine -- Lead and copper -- Nitrates and pesticides -- Perchlorate -- Radon and radium -- Water treatment -- Chlorine -- Aluminum -- Fluoride -- Travel -- Taste, odor and appearance -- In the home -- Home plumbing -- Home treatment -- Hard water and softening -- Bottled water -- Down the drain -- Fish and plant life -- Costs -- Sources -- Quality -- Distribution -- Conservation -- Regulations, reporting and water security -- Fascinating facts -- Liquid -- Solid -- Gas -- Appendices. Abstract: An updated and expanded edition of this popular consumer reference with over 200 commonly asked questions and answers about the water you drink. Written for the layperson, language is non-technical, covering health, home treatment, testing, conservation and federal regulations of water

Written with both the novice and the sophisticated consumer in mind, this new edition of Plain Talk About Drinking Water has been thoroughly revised and updated. Plain Talk About Drinking Water sets the record straight on many new issues that concern consumers today. From atrazine to security, bottled water to home treatment technology, this book provides simple, easy-to-understand answers to more than 230 questions about health, safety, taste and odor, regulations, source water, distribution systems and much more.

American Water Works Association is the authoritative resource for knowledge, information and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America and beyond. AWWA is the largest organization of water professionals in the world. AWWA advances public health, safety and welfare by uniting the efforts of the full spectrum of the entire water community. Through our collective strength we become better stewards of water for the greatest good of the people and the environment.

Written in a familiar question and answer format, the book answers 231 questions about drinking contaminants (including atrazine and pharmaceuticals), tastes and odors, climate change, chlorine and fluoride, lead in water pipes, bottled water, home treatment devices, water conservation, federal regulations and many others