Question:
Drinking water is a major source of lead in humans according to EPAis it right?

Answer: Drinking water is a major source of lead in humans according to EPA. Other major sources are lead in old paint, lead solder in cans, lead in soils from previous gasoline exhaust, lead emissions from incinerators, and lead in food chain(1.2). EPA studies show that hundreds of thousands of school children are being exposed to dangerous levels of lead in drinking water from fountains at U.S. schools(2.3, 2.4). Levels from gasoline exhaust and cans have decreased in the U.S., but are still extremely high in some other countries.

Studies have confirmed lead in drinking water is a major problem in Florida(2.5,2.9). Millions of people are exposed to dangerous levels of lead and other toxic metals through home drinking water which has absorbed lead or other toxic metals from pipes, solder joints,brass fixtures, etc. according to EPA(2.4,2.6,2.9). An EPA drinking water survey (2.5, 2.8) found that the average lead level in drinking water in many areas of Florida was above the EPA drinking water standard of 15 ppb., a level high enough to cause significant health effects. Counties with a significant number of homes above the EPA standard were Escambia, Brevard, Volusia, Lee, Broward, and Dade.