Blog: California Department of Public Health? Not Really.
From the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) staff Switchboard blog, in a post by Avinash Kar:
“This Friday marks the end of the comment period for the public to weigh in on a proposed drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium – a dangerous chemical known to cause cancer that was made infamous in the film Erin Brockovich. Unfortunately, the proposal by the California Department of Public Health is not up to the task of protecting the health of millions of Californians.
“In August, the department announced a proposed Maximum Contaminant Level – the maximum concentration of a chemical that is allowed in public drinking water systems – at 10 parts per billion. If implemented, this will result in California residents consuming drinking water that poses a significant risk of health impacts because the standard is 500 times greater than the state-set Public Health Goal of 0.02 μg/L.”
Read more from the NRDC Switchboard blog