What does the Montréal Public Health Department recommend to people who live in homes with lead service connections to the water main?
The Montréal Public Health Department considers that the health risks are low and limited to pregnant women (because of their foetuses) and children under 6 years of age who live in homes of fewer than 8 living units built prior to 1970 and linked to the municipal aqueduct system through a lead service connection. Indeed, these children’s blood lead levels may be slightly higher than the average for Québec children. However, these levels are much lower than the levels that all Québeckers now over the age of 30 had when they were young. However, to reduce to a minimum the low risks to health, the Public Health Department recommends that pregnant women and parents of children under 6 years of age consider using a filter attached to the tap or a pitcher water filtration system 2 (certified as meeting the NSF International Standard for reducing lead in conformance with NSF/ANSI standard n°53 3 and available on the market), or drinking bottled water. This precaution is particularly importan
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