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Resources on addressing lead in drinking water.
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Health effects
- Comprehensive summary of global evidence, health impacts, and prevention strategies.(opens in a new tab)UNC Water Institute
- Lead in Drinking Water and Human Blood Lead Levels in the United States(opens in a new tab)MMWR
- The impact of drinking water, indoor dust and paint on blood lead levels of children aged 1–5 years in Montréal(opens in a new tab)J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
- Use of a Cumulative Exposure Index to Estimate the Impact of Tap Water Lead Concentration on Blood Lead Levels in 1- to 5-Year-Old Children(opens in a new tab)EHP
- Children’s Exposure to Lead Pollution Undermines a Generation of Future Potential(opens in a new tab)UNICEF
- Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity(opens in a new tab)PEDIATRICS
Sources and occurrence
- Lead in Drinking Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)(opens in a new tab)UNICEF, WHO, UNC Water Institute
- Sources of and Solutions to Toxic Metal and Metalloid Contamination in Small Rural Drinking Water Systems: A Rapid Review(opens in a new tab)IJERPH
- Occurrence of Lead and Other Toxic Metals Derived from Drinking-Water Systems in Three West African Countries(opens in a new tab)EHP
Solutions and policy
- Eliminating lead exposure from drinking water: A global call to action(opens in a new tab)PLOS Water
- Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions(opens in a new tab)World Health Organization
- No-cost and low-cost solutions to eliminate lead at the tap in drinking and cooking water(opens in a new tab)RTI
- Preventing another lead in drinking water crisis: Lessons from the D.C. and Flint contamination events(opens in a new tab)Virginia Tech