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Technical Report 
EPA Report 
Drinking water health advisory for ammonia 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency :: U.S. EPA 
1991 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
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The Health Advisory Program, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water has issued its report on the compound ammonia. It provides information on the health effects, analytical methodology, and treatment technology that would be useful in dealing with the contamination of drinking water. Health Advisories (HAs) describe nonregulatory concentrations of drinking water contaminants at which adverse health effects would not be anticipated to occur over specific exposure durations. HAs serve as informal technical guidance to assist Federal, State, and local officials responsible for protecting public health when emergency spills or contamination situations occur. They are not legally enforceable Federal Standards and are subject to change as new information becomes available. 
Potable water; Water quality; Water pollution effects(Humans); Toxicology; Ammonia; Environmental effects; Pharmacokinetics; Health hazards; Metabolism; Public health; Ingestion(Biology); Carcinogenicity tests; Mutagenicity tests; Teratogens; Water pollution effects(Animals); Chemical analysis; Laboratory animals 
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