title: Pentachlorophenol contamination of private drinking water from treated utility poles.
abstract: In 2009, after resident calls regarding an odor, the Vermont Department of Health and state partners responded to 2 scenarios of private drinking water contamination from utility poles treated with pentachlorophenol (PCP), an organochlorine wood preservative used in the United States. Public health professionals should consider PCP contamination of private water if they receive calls about a chemical or gasoline-like odor with concurrent history of nearby utility pole replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Vermont Agency of Human Services, Burlington, VT 05402, USA. Lee.h.karlsson@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cragin
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Center
authors.forename: Cary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giguere
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Comstock
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boccuzzo
authors.forename: Austin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumner
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009812:Odorants; D010416:Pentachlorophenol / Q000032:analysis*; D014707:Vermont; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010416:Pentachlorophenol