Shining a Light on Lead in Drinking Water
Stephanie Showalter Otts |
TEDxUniversityofMississippi
• February 2022
Infants are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning. Parents may not realize they are mixing formula made with lead-tainted tap water because not all tap water is adequately tested for the presence of lead. Stephanie Showalter Otts is co-leading a Mississippi-based interdisciplinary team of researchers and shares how they are addressing the issue. She also explains how the social and financial effects of lead poisoning can reverberate for decades.