Public health implications of new guidelines for lead in drinking water: A case study in an area with historically high water lead levels

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  Watt, G C M ^a   Britton, A ^b   Gilmour, H G ^a   Moore, M R ^a,c   Murray, G D ^d   Robertson, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b West of Scotland Water Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lead exposure; Public health; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD; PHOSPHATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NEUROTOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LEAD; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034176519     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(99)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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