Publication Date
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Chad Hammerschmidt (Advisor), Silvia Newell (Committee Member), Robert Ritzi (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
Lead (Pb) in public tap water is a national health concern and is the main pathway of human exposure to Pb. The City of Dayton has verified Pb pipelines and homes with Pb plumbing; thus, residents are at risk to Pb leaching into their tap water. I sampled water from 130 residential and 24 public water taps and measured Pb and copper (Cu). Five percent of samples exceeded the action level for Pb (> 15 [micro]g/L) and none exceeded the action level for Cu. The City of Dayton's lead pipeline map identifies potential Pb exposure from Pb distribution pipes. However, the samples that exceeded Pb action level were from the first draw, indicating Pb-bearing plumbing and fixtures within Dayton homes drives Pb concentrations in my dataset. Most of the samples that exceeded action level were from homes assessed below Dayton's median household value and built before 1986.
Page Count
74
Department or Program
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Year Degree Awarded
2018
Copyright
Copyright 2018, some rights reserved. My ETD may be copied and distributed only for non-commercial purposes and may not be modified. All use must give me credit as the original author.
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