Research Findings

Children drinking private well water have higher blood lead than those with city water

Although the Flint, Michigan, water crisis renewed concerns about lead (Pb) in city drinking water, little attention has been paid to Pb in private wells, which provide drinking water for 13% of the US population.

Under-Sink Activated Carbon Water Filters Effectively Remove Lead from Private Well Water for over Six Months

Children who rely on private well water in the United States have been shown to be at greater risk of having elevated blood lead levels.

Private Well Testing in Peri-Urban African-American Communities Lacking Access to Regulated Municipal Drinking Water: A Mental Models Approach to Risk Communication

Majority African-American neighborhoods on the edges of North Carolina municipalities are less likely than white peri-urban neighborhoods to be served by a community system regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.