Titre : | Reducing lead exposure from drinking water : Recent history and current status : Special report on lead poisoning in children. (2005) |
Auteurs : | Richard-P MAAS ; Diane-M MORGAN ; Tamara-J PANDOLFO ; Steven-C PATCH ; University of North Carolina. Environmental Quality Institute. Asheville. NC. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Public health reports (vol. 120, n° 3, 2005) |
Pagination : | 316-321 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Saturnisme ; Plomb ; Exposition ; Eau consommation humaine ; Historique ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Pollution eau ; Amérique du Nord |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS BtR0xEGU. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This article discusses the issue of lead contamination of drinking water, noting the various regulatory-driven measures that have been adopted in the U.S. since 1986 to address this public health issue. The article summarizes the literature on the dynamics of tap water lead contamination and discusses this widespread source of lead exposure in the context of the latest research evidence. |