Pentachlorophenol contamination of private drinking water from treated utility poles

L. Karlsson, L. Cragin, G. Center, C. Giguere, J. Comstock, L. Boccuzzo and A. Sumner

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 2, 276-277

Abstract: In 2009, after resident calls regarding an odor, the Vermont Department of Health and state partners responded to 2 scenarios of private drinking water contamination from utility poles treated with pentachlorophenol (PCP), an organochlorine wood preservative used in the United States. Public health professionals should consider PCP contamination of private water if they receive calls about a chemical or gasoline-like odor with concurrent history of nearby utility pole replacement. Copyright © 2012 by the American Public Health Association®.

Keywords: pentachlorophenol, article; human; maximum allowable concentration; odor; power supply; United States; water pollutant; water pollution; water supply; wood, Electric Power Supplies; Humans; Maximum Allowable Concentration; Odors; Pentachlorophenol; Vermont; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Water Pollution, Chemical; Water Supply; Wood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300910

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