Environmental Protection Agency: Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water
Environmental Protection Agency: Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water
EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree that there is no known safe level of lead in a child’s blood. Lead is harmful to health, especially for children.
On this page:
General Information about Lead in Drinking Water
- How lead gets into drinking water
- Health effects of being exposed to lead in drinking water
- Can I shower in lead-contaminated water?
What You Can Do
Drinking Water Requirements for Lead
Environmental Protection Agency
Science Topics
Conservation & Sustainability, Hydrology, Pollution
Middle School, High School
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Environmental Protection Agency: Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water
EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree that there is no known safe level of lead in a child’s blood. Lead is harmful to health, especially for children.
On this page:
General Information about Lead in Drinking Water
- How lead gets into drinking water
- Health effects of being exposed to lead in drinking water
- Can I shower in lead-contaminated water?
What You Can Do
Drinking Water Requirements for Lead
Environmental Protection Agency
Science Topics
Conservation & Sustainability, Hydrology, Pollution
Middle School, High School
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Download PDFs
Descriptions of PDFs
Infographic: Lead in Drinking Water (PDF)(1 pg, 594 K, August 2017)
What are you looking for?
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Environmental Protection Agency
Website URL
Type of Resource
Article
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PDF File