Reducing lead exposure from drinking water: Recent history and current status

Public Health Reports

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 316-321

  Maas, Richard P ^a   Patch, Steven C ^a   Morgan, Diane M ^a   Pandolfo, Tamara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD; TAP WATER;

EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEAD EXPOSURE; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 18244397916     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490512000317     Document Type: Review

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