Groundwater recharge with reclaimed water : birth outcome in Los Angeles County, 1982-1993 / Elizabeth M. Sloss [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sloss, Elizabeth M.

Rand Corporation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water reuse--Health aspects--California--Los Angeles County.

Water reuse.

Abnormalities, Human--Environmental aspects--California--Los Angeles County.

Abnormalities, Human.

Drinking water--Contamination--Health aspects--California--Los Angeles County.

Drinking water.

Birth weight, Low--Environmental aspects--California--Los Angeles County.

Birth weight, Low.

Fetal death--Environmental aspects--California--Los Angeles County.

Fetal death.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 148 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an assessment of the effects on human health of reclaimed water. The assessment focuses on adverse outcomes among liveborn infants, including low birth weight, preterm birth, infant mortality, and birth defects, from 1982 to 1993. Outcome rates in the Montebello Forebay area, which has received some reclaimed water in its water supply since 1962, are compared with a control area that received no reclaimed water. Using a cohort study design, this epidemiologic assessment analyzes outcome data on individuals classified by a ZIP code-level percentage of reclaimed water. The results of the study do not provide evidence of an association between reclaimed water and adverse birth outcomes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-585-24352-2