Role of EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency's) Office of Research and Development in the Standard Setting Process for Drinking Water

摘要

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) mission is to administer specific Federal legislation that is intended to control and abate adverse impacts of pollution on the human environment. Office of Research and Development (OR&D) supports development of drinking water regulation in five areas: development of criteria documents; control technology; health effects; monitoring and methods; and groundwater. In addition to the formal management function of research (research committees) OR&D maintains informal liaison with the Office of Drinking Water through workgroups. An example of this liaison is the Disinfection by-products workgroup.