Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Subject Drinking water -- Oregon -- Contamination -- Maps Decade 1990-1999 Language English [eng]

The state of water in Oregon

Creator:

Lenhart, Nan, Sward, Mary Ann, and Oregon State University. Extension Service

Abstract:

Published January 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog

Resource Type:

Technical Report

Full Text:

publication identifies drinking water sources in Oregon, threats to quality and quantity of these sources
Factors affecting risk perception about drinking water and response to public notification

Creator:

Anadu, Edith Chijioke

Abstract:

Contamination of drinking water occurs despite strict regulations, yet few studies have been conducted to assess the public's perception of risk about drinking water. The purpose of this study was to assess risk perception associated with drinking water supplied by small water systems and to determine alternative measures that people...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
An evaluation of well-water nitrate exposure and related health risks in the Lower Umatilla Basin of Oregon

Creator:

Mitchell, Thomas J.

Abstract:

Excessive nitrates in drinking water pose a human health threat, especially to infants. Methemoglobinemia, or blue-baby syndrome, is a potentially fatal condition that inhibits the ability of red blood cells to bind and transport oxygen. Nitrates/nitrites have also been linked to such conditions as cancer, birth defects, and behavioral and...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Oregon Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Anna Harding d Excessive nitrates in drinking water