This work was an evaluation of the public drinking water quality of different regions of the United States with an emphasis on Massachusetts. Trends observed for the contaminant levels in drinking water, on the state level, were checked against nationwide data to determine correlations. Contaminant levels were seen to depend on population densities and industry. An article was written and is pending publication in the Journal of Hydrology. This study demonstrated that there are observable trends in drinking water quality in the United States as well as Massachusetts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hoyt, Michael Walter
• Goodsell, Kyle
• Chase, Michael R

Subject

• Environment
• Water
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030311-165524

Keyword

• Water-supply--Health aspects
• Water-supply--Environmental aspects

Advisor

• Shivkumar, Satya

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-03-03

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright