DRINKING WATER QUALITY
of drinking water, such as groundwater wells and surface water, not subject to EPA standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act.2,3 In some parts of the United States, arsenic occurs in groundwater at high levels and can present a potential health hazard to people whose primary drinking water source is private well water.4 In addition, some agricul-
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