Drinking Water Treatability Database with Thousands of Literature Sources

The Drinking Water Treatability Database (TDB), updated in March 2024, presents referenced information on the control of contaminants in drinking water. It aggregates data from thousands of literature sources for use by water utilities, regulators, and researchers.

Use Cases

• Analyze treatability data for regulated and unregulated contaminants to inform water treatment process design.
• Reference literature sources on contaminant control for emergency response planning to spills.
• Research chemical toxicity and health risk information for environmental and public health assessments.

Strengths

• Compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an authoritative regulatory body.
• Aggregates information from thousands of literature sources, indicating a broad evidence base.
• Covers both regulated and unregulated contaminants, providing a wide scope of chemical data.

Limitations

• Specific data structure, column definitions, and total record count are unknown, limiting immediate analytical use.
• The 'other-license-specified' license requires careful review for usage rights and potential restrictions.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Collection Method

Information gathered from thousands of literature sources.

Freshness

Last updated on March 16, 2024.

Geography

United States (implied by organization and tags)