Drinking water from private wells and risks to children

Helen J. Binns; Joel A. Forman; Catherine J. Karr; Kevin Osterhoudt; Jerome A. Paulson; James R. Roberts; Megan T. Sandel; James M. Seltzer; Robert O. Wright; Elizabeth Blackburn; Mark Anderson; Sharon Savage; Walter J. Rogan; N. Beth Ragan; Paul Spire; Joseph A. Bocchini; Henry H. Bernstein; John S. Bradley; Michael T. Brady; Carrie L. Byington; Penelope H. Dennehy; Margaret C. Fisher; Robert W. Frenck; Mary P. Glode; Harry L. Keyserling; David W. Kimberlin; Walter A. Orenstein; Lorry G. Rubin; Robert S. Baltimore; Julia A. McMillan; Beth Bell; Robert Bortolussi; Richard D. Clover; Marc A. Fischer; Richard L. Gorman; R. Douglas Pratt; Jennifer S. Read; Bruce Gellin; Jeffrey R. Starke; Jack Swanson; Carol J. Baker; Sarah S. Long; Larry K. Pickering; Edgar O. Ledbetter; H. Cody Meissner; Jennifer Frantz

doi:10.1542/peds.2009-0751

Drinking water from private wells and risks to children

Helen J. Binns, Joel A. Forman, Catherine J. Karr, Kevin Osterhoudt, Jerome A. Paulson, James R. Roberts, Megan T. Sandel, James M. Seltzer, Robert O. Wright, Elizabeth Blackburn, Mark Anderson, Sharon Savage, Walter J. Rogan, N. Beth Ragan, Paul Spire, Joseph A. Bocchini, Henry H. Bernstein, John S. Bradley, Michael T. Brady, Carrie L. ByingtonPenelope H. Dennehy, Margaret C. Fisher, Robert W. Frenck, Mary P. Glode, Harry L. Keyserling, David W. Kimberlin, Walter A. Orenstein, Lorry G. Rubin, Robert S. Baltimore, Julia A. McMillan, Beth Bell, Robert Bortolussi, Richard D. Clover, Marc A. Fischer, Richard L. Gorman, R. Douglas Pratt, Jennifer S. Read, Bruce Gellin, Jeffrey R. Starke, Jack Swanson, Carol J. Baker, Sarah S. Long, Larry K. Pickering, Edgar O. Ledbetter, H. Cody Meissner, Jennifer Frantz

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Abstract

Drinking water for approximately one sixth of US households is obtained from private wells. These wells can become contaminated by pollutant chemicals or pathogenic organisms and cause illness. Although the US Environmental Protection Agency and all states offer guidance for construction, maintenance, and testing of private wells, there is little regulation. With few exceptions, well owners are responsible for their own wells. Children may also drink well water at child care or when traveling. Illness resulting from children's ingestion of contaminated water can be severe. This policy statement provides recommendations for inspection, testing, and remediation for wells providing drinking water for children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1599-1605
Number of pages	7
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	123
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0751
State	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

Drinking water
Groundwater
Nitrate
Private well
Water
Waterborne disease
Well
Well water

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Binns, H. J., Forman, J. A., Karr, C. J., Osterhoudt, K., Paulson, J. A., Roberts, J. R., Sandel, M. T., Seltzer, J. M., Wright, R. O., Blackburn, E., Anderson, M., Savage, S., Rogan, W. J., Ragan, N. B., Spire, P., Bocchini, J. A., Bernstein, H. H., Bradley, J. S., Brady, M. T., ... Frantz, J. (2009). Drinking water from private wells and risks to children. Pediatrics, 123(6), 1599-1605. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0751

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