Concern about lead in drinking water has heightened since the Flint water crisis. Moreover, recent medical evidence increasingly shows damage to children’s health at levels of lead exposure once considered low. In order to better protect children from these hazards, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that drinking water in public schools does not exceed 1 μg/L lead. Meeting this goal with current plumbing and fixtures will be challenging, because current “lead-free” standards did not anticipate targets this low. Three styles of recently manufactured “lead-free” faucets were tested and average lead leaching ranged from 1.5 μg/L to 3.0 μg/L after 19 d. Given that the NSF/ANSI 61 test water is less aggressive than some potable waters, even newly manufactured “lead-free” faucets may not meet the standards recommended by AAP.
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1 August 2018
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June 02 2018
Potential Challenges Meeting the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Lead in School Drinking Water Goal of 1 μg/L
Jeffrey Parks;
Jeffrey Parks
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*Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1145 Perry Street, Virginia Tech, Durham Hall 418, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
‡Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].
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Kelsey J. Pieper;
Kelsey J. Pieper
*Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1145 Perry Street, Virginia Tech, Durham Hall 418, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
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Adrienne Katner;
Adrienne Katner
**School of Public Health, 2020 Gravier Street, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112.
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Min Tang;
Min Tang
*Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1145 Perry Street, Virginia Tech, Durham Hall 418, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
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Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards
*Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1145 Perry Street, Virginia Tech, Durham Hall 418, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
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CORROSION (2018) 74 (8): 914–917.
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Jeffrey Parks, Kelsey J. Pieper, Adrienne Katner, Min Tang, Marc Edwards; Potential Challenges Meeting the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Lead in School Drinking Water Goal of 1 μg/L. CORROSION 1 August 2018; 74 (8): 914–917. doi: https://doi.org/10.5006/2770
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