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   How many children are exposed to lead contaminated tap water in Chicago?

   • Of roughly 191,000 children younger than 6 in Chicago, about 121,000 were exposed to lead-contaminated tap water, the study estimates. The researchers determined that Black and Hispanic children were more likely than white children to live in homes where the water contained lead.

   Many Chicago children exposed to lead in tap water, study estimates

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   What percentage of Chicago children live in tap water?

   • Researchers analyzed results from nearly 40,000 households participating in a voluntary tap-water test program run by the city. A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that 68 percent of Chicago children under age 6 live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead.

   Study Estimates Nearly 70 Percent of Children Under Six in Chicago May

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   Are children exposed to high levels of lead in drinking water?

   • Children exposed to high levels of lead in drinking water can suffer learning difficulties and developmental delays. About two-thirds of children younger than 6 years old in Chicago are exposed to lead in their drinking water, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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   How many lead water lines are there in Chicago?

   • In Chicago, lead water pipes were mandated until that year, and there are still an estimated 400,000 lead service lines in place — the most of any city nationwide, the researchers say. A service line is a water pipe connecting a home or building from a municipal water line.

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   How many homes in Chicago have lead pipes?

   • In Chicago, about 400,000 homes still get their tap water through lead service lines — pipes that connect individual homes to the main water line. And nearly 70% of young children are getting exposed to lead from their home tap water, according to recent estimates published in JAMA Pediatrics.

   Lead pipes still contaminate drinking water in Chicago and other U.S

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   Should We Be Seeing lead contamination in Chicago tap water in 2024?

   • “The extent of lead contamination of tap water in Chicago is disheartening—it’s not something we should be seeing in 2024,” says study lead author Benjamin Huynh, PhD, an assistant professor in the Bloomberg School’s Department of Environmental Health and Engineering.

   Study Estimates Nearly 70 Percent of Children Under Six in Chicago May

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2. www.npr.org › sections › health-shotsLead pipes still contaminate drinking water in Chicago and ...

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   Apr 1, 2024 · They estimate that about 1 in 5 children who live in homes with lead-contaminated tap water drink it as their primary source — likely leading to high levels of lead in their blood.

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3. www.newsweek.com › widespread-lead-exposure'Widespread' lead exposure in Chicago, 68% of young children ...

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   Mar 18, 2024 · A recent inventory from Chicago Water Management found that 86 percent of all drinking water service lines are lead or galvanized. According to the department, this means that 86 percent of...

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   Mar 18, 2024 · A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that 68 percent of Chicago children under age 6 live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead.

6. jamanetwork.com › journals › jamapediatricsEstimated Childhood Lead Exposure From Drinking Water in Chicago

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   An estimated 68% (95% uncertainty interval, 66%-69%) of children younger than 6 years were exposed to lead-contaminated water, corresponding to 129 000 children (95% uncertainty interval, 128 000-131 000 children).

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   Mar 18, 2024 · About two-thirds of children younger than 6 years old in Chicago are exposed to lead in their drinking water, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

8. wordinblack.com › 2024 › 10Chicago’s Lead Problem Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

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   Oct 24, 2024 · One recent study conducted in Chicago found that an astonishingly high percentage of children under the age of 6 (the age group at the greatest risk of long-term complications from lead poisoning) are exposed to lead in drinking water, nearly 70%. “The extent of lead contamination of tap water in Chicago is disheartening — it’s not ...

9. www.chicago.gov › content › dam2021 WATER QUALITY REPORT - City of Chicago

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   The City of Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) purifies and delivers almost one billion gallons of clean drinking water to residents of Chicago and 120 suburbs every day.