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Water & Health Community of Practice (CP). GEO User Interface Workgroup Ottawa, Canada September 7, 2006 Gary Foley, USA. Objectives of the CP. To improve and maintain the health and well-being of the population with regard to surface water-transported microbial and chemical contaminants
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Water & Health Community of Practice (CP) GEO User Interface Workgroup Ottawa, Canada September 7, 2006 Gary Foley, USA
Objectives of the CP To improve and maintain • the health and well-being of the population with regard to surface water-transported microbial and chemical contaminants • the quality of the surface water sources of drinking water • the quality of inland recreational waters
Water & Health CP The Public Public Officials
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006 Theme: Water Quality & Human Health • 1:15 pm -- Panel on Human Health and GEO Water Community of Practice, John Lyon, Chair • · Dr. Gary Foley, EPA/NCER – INVITED 6/22/06 • · Dr. Rochelle Araujo, Laboratory Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, USEPA, RTP, NC roundtable – “Water Quality & Human Health” – INVITED 5/3/06 • · TBD, Office of Water, USEPA, Washington, DC • · Mary Gant, NIEHS-NIH, “GEOSS & Human Health” – confirmed • · Thomas Karl, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, geoss and nidis – confirmed