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IMPROVEMENTS

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2591
Amount: $39,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
55 Wheeler St
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DAVID BERRY
 SENIOR ANALYST
 (617) 492-7100
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Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH RISKS EMANATING FROM CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACTS OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ON HOUSEHOLD WATER BILLS. FACTORS AFFECTING HOUSEHOLD WATER BILLS VARY SYSTEMATICALLY FROM PLACE TO PLACE. BY MODELING THESE FACTORS IT IS POSSIBLE TOPREDICT IMPACTS FROM IMPLEMENTING CONTAMINANT REMOVAL MEASURES. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH FOCUSES ON: 1) IMPROVEMENTS TO A STATISTICAL MODEL OF WATER UTILITY COSTS AND PRICES AND RESIDENTIAL WATER USAGE, AND 2) LINKAGE OF THIS MODEL TO A DATA BASE ON CONTAMINANT OCCURRENCE AND CONTAMINANT REMOVAL COSTS. ITEM 1 IS EMPHASIZED IN PHASE I.

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