Should I be concerned about your findings?
The concentrations measured during this study were generally very low.
Fourteen of the 95 compounds have some kind of drinking-water guidelines,
health advisories, or aquatic-life criteria established. However, they
were rarely exceeded. Agencies such as the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration
have regulatory programs to protect public and ecosystem health, and
processes are in place for licensing and regulation of new compounds
that might make their way into the environment. More is yet to be learned
about the potential toxicological effects of many of the compounds under
investigation. The information provided by this study will be useful
to future research and regulatory decision-making.
