Project 919
An Epidemiological Study of Gastrointestinal Health Effects of Drinking Water
$1,517,000
Principal Investigator
Pierre Payment
Project Manager
Richard J Karlin
Contractor
University of Quebec at Laval
Research Impact
Compares intestinal disease rates in people exposed to tap water, bottled tap water, purified tap water, and continuous flow tap water to examine whether there is a relationship between drinking water and enteric disease. Also attempts to determine the relative contribution of treatment and distribution systems to disease levels (if any). Research partners: USEPA, Quebec Ministry of Environment, Compagnie Générale des Eaux, Health Canada, and NWRI. Published in 2000.
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