"Lead in Drinking Water" by U.S. Government Accountability Office
Lead in Drinking Water Posted on October 24, 2017 It’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, and today’s WatchBlog explores our recent report and video on lead in drinking water and federal efforts to help ensure drinking water is safe from lead. Our recent video explains how lead can enter drinking water, and what you can do to reduce your risks. Lead in Drinking Water Video URL Lead in Drinking Water Transcript Transcript Description An animated look at how lead can get into drinking water, and what EPA suggests you can do about it. The Lead and Copper Rule No level of lead is safe in drinking water. Lead accumulates in the body over time, causing long-lasting effects, particularly for children and pregnant women. Given how damaging lead is to the human body, what's being done to keep it out of your drinking water? The EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule requires the monitoring of drinking water at people’s taps and—if lead levels are too high—requ...
