Private Well Testing in Oregon from Real Estate Transactions: An Innovative Approach toward a State-Based Surveillance System
Private Well Testing in Oregon from Real Estate Transactions: An Innovative Approach toward a State-Based Surveillance System
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俄勒冈州房地产交易的私人试井：建立州级监控系统的创新方法
DOI：
10.1177/003335491112600115
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Marina Counter
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作者：
A. Spanier;Brenda O. Hoppe;A. Harding;Jennifer M. Staab;Marina Counter
2009年，美国卫生与公众服务部发布了《卫生局局长关于促进健康家庭的行动呼吁》，强调了水井水质与健康之间的联系，并建议每年对私人水井进行细菌和化学污染检测同样在2009年，美国儿科学会（AAP）发布了私人井水检测的新指南，以保护儿童免受与饮用水污染物接触相关的疾病在新的指导方针中，最主要的是建议至少每年对水中的硝酸盐和大肠菌群进行检测。美国儿科学会还建议州政府在出售住宅时要求进行井测试。加州、科罗拉多州、乔治亚州、爱达荷州、印第安纳州、俄勒冈州、宾夕法尼亚州、华盛顿州和威斯康星州已被确定为美国浅层地下水中硝酸盐浓度最高的地区这是《公共卫生报告：环境卫生》新专栏的第一篇文章。这个专栏的目的是强调环境在公众健康中所起的作用。本专栏以一篇关于水质监测的文章作为开篇是恰当的，因为这一主题在公共卫生史上占有特殊的地位。1854年，伦敦爆发了霍乱。产科医生约翰·斯诺（John Snow）博士追踪并采访了霍乱患者和健康人，他假设某口井是霍乱爆发的源头。斯诺博士因这项开创性的工作而被公认为流行病学之父之一。Hoppe等人的这篇文章除了具有历史意义外，还提出了公共卫生一级预防的另一个重要课题。作者探讨了房地产交易之前的私人井测试是否有助于以州为基础的私人井监测工作。他们的结论是，支持测试的创新政策可以在监测中发挥重要作用，并有助于确保搬进有水井的家庭的水质。1854年，斯诺博士的研究导致了二级预防措施，即从受污染的井中取出泵把手，以防止其他人接触到污染。让我们希望这篇文章中描述的工作能带来更广泛的政策努力，支持污染水的初级预防。
In 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released “The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes,” which highlights the link between well-water quality and health, and recommends annual testing of private wells for bacteria and chemical contamination.1 Also in 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidance for private well-water testing to protect children from illnesses associated with exposure to drinking-water contaminants.2 Chief among the new guidelines was the recommendation that water be tested at least annually for nitrate and coliform bacteria. The AAP also recommended that state governments require well testing when a dwelling is sold. California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin have been identified as having the highest nitrate concentrations in shallow groundwater in the U.S.3 Of This is the first article published as part of a new column in Public Health Reports, Environmental Health. The goal of the column is to emphasize the role that the environment plays in public health. It is appropriate that the column be launched with an article about water-quality surveillance because this topic holds a special place in public health history. In 1854, an outbreak of cholera occurred in London. An obstetrician, Dr. John Snow, tracked down and interviewed individuals with cholera and healthy people, and he hypothesized that a specific well was the source of the outbreak. Dr. Snow is recognized as one of the fathers of epidemiology for this pioneering work. Besides the historical significance, this article by Hoppe et al. presents another important topic in public health—primary prevention. The authors explore whether private well testing prior to real estate transactions could help in state-based surveillance efforts of private wells. They conclude that innovative policy supporting testing could serve an important role in surveillance and help ensure water quality for people moving into homes served by wells. In 1854, Dr. Snow’s research led to the secondary prevention effort of removal of the pump handle from the contaminated well to prevent other people from being exposed. Let’s hope that work such as that described in this article leads to broader policy efforts supporting primary prevention of exposure to contaminated water.
美国威斯康星州农村妇女从饮用水中接触硝酸氮和患结直肠癌的风险。
影响因子：
2.3
作者：
McElroy,JaneA;Trentham-Dietz,Amy;Gangnon,RonaldE;Hampton,JohnM;Bersch,AndrewJ;Kanarek,MartyS;Newcomb,PollyA
通讯作者：
Newcomb,PollyA