Drinking Water: DOD Has Acted on Some Emerging Contaminants but Should Improve Internal Reporting on Regulatory Compliance

Abstract

According to DOD, about 3 million people in the United States receive drinking water from DOD public water systems, which are to comply with EPA and state health-based regulations. EPA and DOD have detected elevated levels of two unregulated, DOD identified emerging contaminants found in firefighting foamPFOS and PFOAin drinking water at or near installations. Perchlorate, an unregulated chemical used by DOD in rocket fuel, can also be found in drinking water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 2017
Accession Number
AD1167511

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Lepore
  • J. A. Gomez

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drinking Water
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Governments
  • Groundwater
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Public Health
  • Rocket Fuels
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Water Purification
  • Water Wells

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies