Links to More on Drinking Water and Environmental Health

EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline
Phone: (800) 426-4791
The Arsenic Website: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html.
Activity: Environmental Protection Agency offers general information on arsenic in drinking water.
Florida United States Geological Survey
Representative: Carl Goodwin
Address: 227 N. Bronough St., Suite 3015, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 942-9500 Fax: (850) 942-9521
Office hours: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Time Email address: dc_fl@usgs.gov
Activity: Contact for questions on arsenic contamination in wells.
National Park Service
Address: Water Resources Division, Water Operation Branch, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 250, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Website: http://www1.nature.nps.gov/toxic/arsenic.pdf
Activity: Site offers an Encyclopedia on Environmental Toxins.
United States Geological Survey
Website: http://co.water.usgs.gov/trace/arsenic/
Activity: This site contains an information sheet on arsenic in groundwater in the US.
World Health Organization
Website: http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact210.html
Activity: Information sheet on arsenic.

World Health Organization
Website: http://www.who.int/docstore/water_sanitation_health/GDWQ/Updating/
draftguidel/draftchap87.htm#8.7.1
ASTDR's "ToxFAQs" on boron
Website: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts26.html
IRIS Database
Website: http://www.china-pops.net/enwww/IRIS-Mirror/subst/0410.htm
Minnesota Department of Health
Website: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/groundwater/pdfs/MDH-Boron.pdf
Oregon Department of Human Services
Website: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/dwp/docs/fact/boron.pdf

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IV
Phone: (404) 562-8998
Fax: (404) 562-8972
Website: http://www.epa.gov
Activities: The EPA Region IV office implements federal environmental programs in the state of Florida. This regional office cooperates with federal, state, interstate, and local agencies, along with industry, academic institutions and other private groups to ensure that needs are addressed and that federal environmental laws are upheld.
EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline
E-mail: hotline-sdwa@epamail.epa.gov
Website: http://www.epa.gov/safewater
Activity: This site has general information on drinking water.
EPA’s Water on Tap: A Consumer’s Guide to the Nation’s Drinking Water
Website: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/ontap.html
Phone: (800) 426-4791, EPA’s Drinking Water Hotline
Activity: EPA can help locate a certified lab in your area to test your drinking water.

National Resources Defense Council
Website: http://www.nrdc.org/health/kids/g5worst.asp
Activity: Provides tips on how to protect your children from environmental risks.

Contact the Southwest District for more information.