Abstract Purpose of Review Approximately 12% of the population in the US and Canada rely
on federally unregulated private wells, which are common in rural areas and may be …

Health disparities that cannot be fully explained by socio-behavioral factors persist in the
Central Appalachian region of the United States. A review of available studies of …

Objectives. To examine drinking water quality in majority Black periurban neighborhoods in
Wake County, North Carolina, that are excluded from nearby municipal water service and to …

Increased road salt use and resulting source water contamination has widespread
implications for corrosion of drinking water infrastructure, including chloride acceleration of …

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast on August 25, 2017, as a Category
4 hurricane and caused widespread flooding. We explored spatial and temporal …

Approximately 13% of Americans rely on private wells for household potable water. As
private wells are not regulated beyond initial construction and often employ limited or no …

Private wells are a critical drinking water source and are susceptible to contamination from
flooding. Opportunistic pathogens (OPs), such as Legionella, are an increasing source of …

Recent research has indicated that lead in water of private wells is in the range of that which
caused problems in Flint, Michigan. However, there is limited understanding of the …

Although many US homes rely on private wells, few studies have investigated the quality of
these water sources. This cross-sectional study evaluated private well water quality in …

The natural, built, and social environments shape drinking water quality supplied by private
wells. However, the combined effects of these factors are not well understood. Using North …