Health protective behavior following required arsenic testing under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater is a public health concern, particularly for households served by unregulated private wells. At present, one of the greatest barriers to exposure reduction is a lack of private well testing due to difficulties in motivating individual private well owners to take protective actions. Policy and regulations requiring testing could make a significant contribution towards universal screening of private well water and arsenic exposure reduction. New Jersey's Private Well Testing Act (PWTA) requires tests for arsenic during real estate transactions; however, the regulations do not require remedial action when maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) are exceeded. A follow-up survey sent to residents of homes where arsenic was measured above the stat

SUBMITTER: Flanagan SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6219474 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature