Abstract We develop a theoretical framework and presents corresponding empirical analysis of the Food Drug Administration’s irrigation water quality regulatory standard under Safety Modernization Act using lettuce as case study. stochastic price endogenous partial equilibrium model with recourse to examine standard’s efficacy various scenarios foodborne illness severity, implementation, demand ...

Fluorine is released into the water environment naturally or by anthropogenic activities. promotes health benefits at low concentrations, but it adverse effects ranging from fluorosis to carcinogenic problems high concentrations. Although fluorine removal can occur through processes such as adsorption, reverse osmosis, and electrodialysis, phytoremediation emerges an accessible environmentally ...

Drinking water for approximately one sixth of US households is obtained from private wells. These wells can become contaminated by pollutant chemicals or pathogenic organisms, leading to significant illness. Although the US Environmental Protection Agency and all states offer guidance for construction, maintenance, and testing of private wells, there is little regulation, and with few exception...