Drinking Water From Private Wells and Risks to Children
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 123 (6), 1599-1605
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0751
Abstract
Drinking water for approximately one sixth of US households is obtained from private wells. These wells can become contaminated by pollutant chemicals or pathogenic organisms and cause illness. Although the US Environmental Protection Agency and all states offer guidance for construction, maintenance, and testing of private wells, there is little regulation. With few exceptions, well owners are responsible for their own wells. Children may also drink well water at child care or when traveling. Illness resulting from children's ingestion of contaminated water can be severe. This policy statement provides recommendations for inspection, testing, and remediation for wells providing drinking water for children.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Infant Methemoglobinemia: The Role of Dietary Nitrate in Food and WaterPediatrics, 2005
- VOCs, Pesticides, Nitrate, and Their Mixtures in Groundwater Used for Drinking Water in the United StatesEnvironmental Science & Technology, 2002
- Fluoride Supplementation for Children: Interim Policy RecommendationsPublished by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ,1995
- The nitrate contamination of private well water in Iowa.American Journal of Public Health, 1993