Changes in Blood Lead Levels Associated with Use of Chloramines in Water Treatment Systems | Zendy

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Changes in Blood Lead Levels Associated with Use of Chloramines in Water Treatment Systems

Author(s) -

Marie Lynn Miranda,

Dohyeong Kim,

A.P. Hull,

Christopher Paul,

M. Alicia Overstreet Galeano

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.9432

Subject(s) - chloramine , environmental health , water quality , environmental science , disinfectant , lead (geology) , blood lead level , water treatment , lead exposure , environmental protection , environmental engineering , medicine , chemistry , chlorine , biology , cats , ecology , paleontology , organic chemistry , pathology

More municipal water treatment plants are using chloramines as a disinfectant in order to reduce carcinogenic by-products. In some instances, this has coincided with an increase in lead levels in drinking water in those systems. Lead in drinking water can be a significant health risk.

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