Drinking Water Research

Drinking water studies include forecasting algal blooms, susceptibility of potable water distribution systems, tentatively identified compounds, arsenic and mercury in residential well water, dermal absorption of inorganic arsenic from water lead, nitrates, giardia, cryptosporidium, and reservoir protection.

Staff Expertise

Research
Lee Lippincott - (609) 984-4699

Judy Louis - (609) 984-3889

Standards and Human Health
Gloria Post - (609) 292-8497

Water Treatment
Lee Lippincott - (609) 984-4699

• View Testing Results in your county\municipality
• Full Report for Sept. 2002-April 2007 (released-August 2008)
• Private Wells and Groundwater Quality - Seminar - May 31, 2012

• Research Project Summary
• Full Report (2.87 MB - 211 pages)
• Appendix (4.07 MB - 298 pages)

• Research Project Summary
• Full report (1.0 mb - 82 pages)

Contaminants in Drinking Water

Homeowner's Guide to Arsenic in Drinking Water

The New Jersey Private Well Testing Act: An Overview (2009)

Northern New Jersey Radionuclide Investigation: Determination of Uranium, Radium and Radon in Ground Water with High Gross Alpha-Particle Activity, and Implications for Future Monitoring Efforts (2008)

Evaluation and Assessment of Organic Chemical Removal Technologies for New Jersey Drinking Water - Ground Water Report - January, 2007 (405 kb)

Evaluation and Assessment of Organic Chemical Removal Technologies for New Jersey Drinking Water - Surface Water Report- January, 2007 (325 kb)

Dermal Absorption of Inorganic Arsenic from Water (White Paper Summary) (2003)

Arsenic and Mercury in Residential Well Water from Readington and Raritan Townships, Hunterdon County, New Jersey(2002)

Effects of Ozonation vs. Chlorination Water Treatment Operations on National Organic Matter Fractions (1998)

Nitrate in Drinking Water Wells in New Jersey: Burlington, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, and Salem Counties (1988)

Variability of Chlorate Levels in Sodium Hypochlorite Feedstock and Finished Drinking Water in New Jersey (1997)

Occurrence of Agricultural Pesticides in Surface Drinking Water Sources in New Jersey (1995)

Survey of Surface Source Waters for Giardia and Cryptosporidium and Water Treatment Efficiency Evaluation (1995)

Evaluation of Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Water Treatment Residuals Before and After a Freeze-Thaw Cycle (1994)

Lead in New Jersey School Drinking Water: Results of a Monitoring Study (1993)

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Four Point-of-Use Domestic Activated Carbon Filteration Devices for the Removal of Four Volatile Organic Contaminants from Drinking Water - December, 1992 (33.8mb)

Public Evaluations of Reservoir Protection (1992)