GAO WARNS VIABILITY OF IRIS PROGRAM JEOPARDIZED

In recent reports and Congressional testimony, the Government Accountability Office said that EPA’s updated method for evaluating and assessing chemical substances for its Integrated Risk Information System is undermining the credibility of the system and further delaying a process that is already chronically backlogged.  MORE

USGS REPORTS ON PHARMACEUTICALS, ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey provides data on the low-level occurrence of pharmaceuticals and organic wastewater contaminants in untreated groundwater and surface water sources of drinking water.  MORE

NRC ASSESSES DESAL VIABILITY

U.S. communities facing water shortages are finding desalination an increasingly attractive option, but additional research is needed to reduce the costs and minimize environmental impacts, according to a new National Research Council report.  MORE