PESTICIDES: SECOND LOOK AT PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH TO DRINKING WATER STANDARDS From: Europe Environment | Date: September 14, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Europe Information Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Should pesticide pollution standards for drinking water be eased? The EC's "drinking water" Directive is already 13 years old and probably requires a few changes. But between steadily growing pollution levels (to the great displeasure of environmentalists and water boards who have to spend more and more on treatment costs) and a few partial scientific findings which seem to indicate that some current standards are excessive (arguments put forward by farmers and prod...

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