print email comment close National Tap Water Quality Database URL: http://www.ewg.org/sites/tapwater/ Description: In this December 2005 analysis of "more than 22 million tap water quality tests, most of which were required under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, EWG [Environmental Working Group] found that water suppliers across the U.S. detected 260 contaminants in water served to the public. One hundred forty-one (141) of these detected chemicals -- more than half -- are unregulated." Includes a summary, contaminants database, and local, state, and national findings. Publisher: Environmental Working Group (EWG) LII Database Information: Record 24145 created by Maria Brandt on 07/16/2007 Last modification on 07/25/2007 Published: 07/25/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24145