The Environmental Protection Agency provides public water systems basic information on human health effects, analytical screening tools and the effectiveness of various treatment processes to remove or inactivate commonly occurring toxins in water bodies that are sources of drinking water.
- Cyanotoxins: A Cyanobacteria Factsheet
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-08/documents/cyanobacteria_factsheet.pdf - Nutrient Loading in Reserviors: Policy for Nutrient Data
https://www.epa.gov/nutrient-policy-data/nutrient-data - Managing Cyanotoxins: A Companion document to the EPA Health Advisories for microcystins and cylindrospermopsin https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/P100MPYI.TXT?ZyAc-tionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=2011+Thru+2015&Docs=&Query=&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=1&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&QField=&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDay=&IntQFieldOp=0&ExtQFieldOp=0&XmlQuery=&File=D%3A\zyfiles\Index%20Data\11thru15\Txt\00000016\P100MPYI.txt&User=ANONYMOUS&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=h|-&MaximumDocuments=1&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r75g8/r75g8/x150y150g16/i425&Display=p|f&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZyActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=1&SeekPage=x&ZyPURL
- Managing Chemicals: Assessment and Management of Chemicals per the TSC
https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca
The EPA develops and reviews regulations for certain drinking water contaminants. EPA rulemaking involves the public, consultations with small businesses, tribal governments and official committees established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). For more information, visit the EPA’s website.