A platform to raise awareness about lead in the water
It’s World Plumbing Day on 11 March and our message couldn’t be clearer: let’s get lead out of the water supply. The World Health Organisation (WHO) publish Water Quality Guidelines stating that infants and children are considered to be the most sensitive subgroups of the population and are most at risk from Lead in drinking […]
It’s World Plumbing Day on 11 March 2019. The World Health Organization and United Nations has awarded leadinthewater.com with a Certificate of Gratitute for our work on raising awareness about the risks of Lead contamination. We take this work seriously and thank the WHO for their efforts to improve public health with the eradication of […]
BPEC, ‘an industry-leading provider of qualifications, assessments and learning materials’, appear to condone the use of lead solder in their training materials. In a their publication ‘Essential Plumbing Skills Development for Copper Pipe Installation’ (page 7), which can be seen by clicking the link or the excerpt below, BPEC state that “leaded solder is beneficial to achieve early […]
It is the World Health Organization (WHO) International lead poisoning prevention week of action between 21-27 October 2018. An important source of domestic lead exposure, particularly in children, is paint containing high levels of lead. These paints are still widely available and used in many countries for decorative purposes, although good substitutes without lead are available. […]
As a mother, the health of my children comes before everything. Are they eating healthy? Do they get enough exercise? Do they drink clean water? Is there lead in the water supply? After studying plumbing for three years at college, I became interested in water safety and how we get clean water. I became involved […]
World Plumbing Day (11 March 2018) celebrates one of the most important professions for human flourishing – plumbing. The importance of plumbing is taken seriously across the world – especially in Hong Kong, whose fatal SARS virus outbreak in 2003 was arguably exacerbated by improper workmanship. But Hong Kong’s plumbing has been is in the […]
First blog post, and many more to come! We at leadinthewater.com would be happy to hear from anyone out there with an interest or expertise in this topic. Our platform aims to educate the public and law-makers, so they can better understand the health risks associated with lead in the water and global instances of […]