Chemical, physical, and radiological quality of selected public water supplies in Florida, November 1977-February 1978
Water-Resources Investigations Report
79-50
By: G. A. Irwin and Robert W. Hull
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Abstract
Virtually all treated public water supplies sampled in Florida meet the National Interim Primary and Proposed Secondary Drinking Water Regulations. These findings are based on a water-quality reconnaissance of 129 treated public supplies throughout the State during the period November 1977 through February 1978. While primary drinking water regulation exceedences were infrequent, lead, selenium, and gross alpha radioactivity in a very few water supplies were above established maximum contaminant levels. Additionally, the secondary drinking water regulation parameters--dissolved solids , chloride, sulfate, iron, color, and pH--were occasionally detected in excess of the proposed Federal regulations. The secondary regulations, however, pertain mainly to the aesthetic quality of drinking water and not directly to public health aspects. (Woodard-USGS)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Chemical, physical, and radiological quality of selected public water supplies in Florida, November 1977-February 1978 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 79-50 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7950 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Description | iv, 169 p. :ill., maps ;26 cm. |
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