Lead (Pb) levels are important in water consumption, and they directly influence children’s health as their organisms are young and not strong. Gibson et al. (2020) conducted analyses and found that the Pb level is higher in the blood of children who drink private water. However, this factor depends on the gender and age of a child. Therefore, researchers concluded that the presence of filtered water does not have a great effect on children’s health.
The interpretation of the results reveals that the lead levels in private wells are high. It is highly harmful to people drinking water from them, especially children (Gibson et al., 2020). 2.1% of children drinking private water suffered from blood problems, while only 1.7% were tested for increased Pb (Gibson et al., 2020). Therefore, the results showed that in cases of private wells, additional measures need to be taken to protect children from lead exposure meriting policies and interventions.
Even though the researchers managed to meet their objectives by understanding the influence of filtered and tap water on young people, they want to continue comparing results in North America and Europe. While children drinking private water in North America had 25% of odd Pb, European scholars might have an increased level due to stricter policies (Gibson et al., 2020). It is also important for researchers to understand the corrosion process and the influence of natural microflora on children.
The study was limited by the inability to collect measured household and concentration of Pb in a specific part of cities. Additionally, some of the environments were artificially created and using independent variables, and alternative thresholds increased. Null hypothesis participated in the development of static surroundings to the calculated approximate influence of filtered and tap water on children and Pb level. Therefore, the results stay less accurate in terms of households but specifically about children’s health.
Reference
Gibson, J. M., Fisher, M., & Clonch, A. (2020). Children drinking private well water have higher blood lead than those with city water. PNAS, 117(29), 16898-16907. Web.