title: Reducing lead exposure from drinking water: recent history and current status.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Quality Institute, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC 28804, USA. maas@unca.edu
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Patch
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Tamara J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Pandolfo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009519:New York City; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012498:Sanitary Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*