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Water Contamination Emergencies: Managing the Threats
Edited by
Ulrich Borchers;
Ulrich Borchers
IWW Water Centre, Germany
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John Gray;
John Gray
Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK
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Ulrich Borchers;
Ulrich Borchers
IWW Water Centre, Germany
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John Gray
John Gray
Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-84973-441-7
PDF ISBN:
978-1-84973-789-0
No. of Pages:
386
Published online:
01 Jul 2013
Published in print:
08 Jul 2013
Book Chapter
Incident Management of Lead Contamination in Drinking Water
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Published:01 Jul 2013
Page range:
250 - 259
Citation
G. Lau, in Water Contamination Emergencies: Managing the Threats, ed. U. Borchers, J. Gray, K. C. Thompson, K. C. Thompson, U. Borchers, and J. Gray, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, pp. 250-259.
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Lead is a naturally occurring element in the earth's crust and groundwater, although it is rarely found in groundwater in the UK. Lead is a toxin and exposure to lead in drinking water is predominantly due to the presence of lead containing plumbing materials e.g. alloys, fittings, pipes, tank linings, solders etc., or a lead service pipe. Although the use of lead in plumbing practices has been prohibited across Europe since the late 1970s, it remains a potential public health concern for older properties.
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