JOURNAL OF Environmental Health Dedicated to the advancement of the environmental health professional Volume 86 No 8 ;r5l
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ABOUT THE COVER
Estimating Natural Attenuation of Nitrate and Phosphorus From Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems....................................................................................................8 A Census of Federal and State Food Codes for Language Involving Reuse and Multiuse Containers ........................................................................................................... 20
Estimating the attenuation of nutrients in groundwater from onsite wastewa- ter treatment systems is dicult due to the costs and uncertainty associated with
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determining site-specific degradation rates, groundwater flow paths, and aquifer hydraulic properties. This month’s cover article, “Estimat- ing Natural Attenuation of Nitrate and Phos- phorus From Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems,” assesses a new model created within the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to estimate site-specific nutrient fate when more complex methods are not techni- cally or logically feasible. See page 8. Cover images © iStockphoto: StockSolutions
Decoding Training Needs: Exploring Demographic Data to Understand Retail Food Regulatory Workforce Composition and Inform Capacity Building................................ 34
Building Capacity: Building Capacity by Applying the Eisenhower Matrix ................................. 42
Direct From ATSDR: An Update on the All-Hazards Approach for the ATSDR Emergency Management Unit ..................................................................................................... 44 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services: EH Nexus: CDC’s Communication Network for Environmental Health Professionals ......................................................................... 48
The Practitioner’s Tool Kit: The Art and Science of Inspection: Part Two ..................................... 50
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AAS Davis Calvin Wagner Award........................... 5 Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certificate Program .............................................. 32 Hedgerow Software, US, Inc. .................................. 2 HS GovTech.......................................................... 60 JEH Advertising ....................................................57 NEHA CP-FS Credential ......................................58 NEHA Credentials .................................................. 7 NEHA Endowment Foundation Donors .............. 33 NEHA Job Board................................................... 32 NEHA Membership ................................................ 4 NEHA REHS/RS Study Guide............................... 18 NEHA/AAS Scholarship Fund Donors ................. 19 NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program ..........................................59 NEHA/NSF Walter F. Snyder Award ....................... 5
Resource Corner........................................................................................................................ 41
Environmental Health Calendar ...............................................................................................58
YOUR ASSOCIATION
President’s Message: The Essential Functions of Local and State Environmental Public Health: How Do We Sustain and Rebuild Capacity? ...................................................................... 6
Special Listing ........................................................................................................................... 52
NEHA 2024 AEC....................................................................................................................... 54 NEHA News .............................................................................................................................. 56
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