Lead (Pb) in tap water and in blood: Implications for lead exposure in the United States

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1297-1352

  Triantafyllidou, Simoni ^a   Edwards, Marc ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

blood lead level; correlation; dissolved lead; health effects; particulate lead; plumbing; regulations; tap water

Indexed keywords

BLOOD LEAD LEVELS; CHEMICAL FORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN EXPOSURES; LEAD CONTAMINATION; LEAD EXPOSURE; REGULATIONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; TAP WATER;

HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; OPTICAL CORRELATION; PLUMBING;

BLOOD;

LEAD; TAP WATER;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY APPROACH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; POLICY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861045929     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.556556     Document Type: Review

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