一些ORD实验室和办公室参与饮用水研究和评估活动。其中包括位于北卡罗来纳州三角研究公园的健康影响研究实验室（HERL），以及位于俄亥俄州辛辛那提的环境监测系统实验室、环境标准和评估办公室以及风险降低工程实验室。本文简要讨论了饮用水健康研究需求，然后重点介绍了HERL的健康影响研究项目。应该指出的是，一些与健康相关的研究项目，如水传播病原体的研究和风险评估方法的开发，涉及EPA内部的多实验室/办公室合作。

Several ORD laboratories and offices are involved in drinking water research and assessment activities. These include the Health Effects Research Laboratory (HERL) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, the Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, and the Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory in Cincinnati, Ohio. This paper briefly discusses drinking water health research needs, and then focuses on the health effects research program at HERL. It should be pointed out that several health-related research projects, such as the study of waterborne pathogens and the development of risk assessment methods, involve multi-laboratory/office collaboration within EPA.