title: Unregulated drinking water initiative for environmental surveillance and public health.
abstract: The critical public health need to assess and protect the drinking water used by 37 million Americans requires attention and resources. NCEH, in partnership with states, has begun the process to identify information available on unregulated drinking water sources to improve the availability of data to support decisive public health actions and resource allocation. Far more attention and resources are needed to complete this process.
authors.affiliation: Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. lbacker@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Lorraine C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Backer
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tosta
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*