Court Upholds Tougher Rule On Arsenic Limits in Water

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National Desk | June 21, 2003, Saturday
Court Upholds Tougher Rule On Arsenic Limits in Water

(NYT) 354 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 16 , Column 5

LEAD PARAGRAPH - A federal appeals court today upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's stricter requirements for acceptable levels of arsenic in drinking water.

The agency standard of 10 parts per billion, the equivalent of one teaspoon per 1.3 million gallons of water, substantially reduced the previously acceptable level of 50 parts per billion.

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