Assignment Instructions
Essay Questions: Answer the following questions. Please type the questions in bold followed by your answer and submit a Word.doc. Please provide at least 1 reference to support each answer.
- Name 3 different "classes" of contaminants that may be found in drinking water.
- What are 4 different sources of water that people may have in their homes?
- What is the source of the drinking water for the MCPHS Boston campus?
- What characteristics would make some people more susceptible to contaminants in drinking water than others?
- What type of person would be especially vulnerable to nitrates?
- Who is responsible for ensuring that the water in a home with a private well is safe to drink?
- Why are some people in Massachusetts at risk of drinking arsenic?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMyCcWECbNE
- https://www.mass.gov/guides/whats-in-my-drinking-water#-private-well-drinking-water-
- https://www.cdc.gov/drinking-water/about/drinking-water-sources-an-overview.html