Lead in public water supply has been a global concern for decades. With lead’s well-known detrimental effect on infants and children, its reduction in drinking water has been a frequent topic of concern in the news and in the mind of the consumer. But what is being done to address these concerns?
In recent decades, industry standards and local regulations have been consistently revised with the goal of reducing lead levels in drinking water, including the flagship NSF/ANSI standards for water treatment devices and endpoint devices.