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| Title |
Water Safety and Lead Regulation: Physicians’ Community Health Responsibilities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.pfor1-1710 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bruce Jennings, Leslie Lyons Duncan |
| Abstract |
This article reviews the regulation of lead in drinking water, highlighting its epidemiological, engineering, and ethical aspects with a focus on the Flint water crisis. We first discuss water quality policy and its implementation with a focus on lead contamination of water, primarily from pipe systems between a water treatment facility and a tap. We then discuss physicians' roles and ethical responsibilities regarding safe drinking water using a human rights framework. We argue that physicians can play an important role in safeguarding drinking water in their communities by being vigilant, honoring the community's trust in them, and warning, educating, and empowering patients and broader communities so as to protect tap water safety and public health. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| South Africa | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Scientists | 2 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 42 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 42 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 12% |
| Researcher | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Unknown | 18 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 19% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 14% |
| Unknown | 20 | 48% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 December 2023.
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