Taking the lead: an insight into orthophosphoric acid treatment for lead control in the UK drinking water industry

World Health Organization. Lead Poisoning and Health, 2019. Available online at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health (last accessed 8 July 2019).

Van der Leer D . Modelling the Transfer of Lead into Drinking Water. Masters’ Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, 1999.

KIWA. Developing a new protocol for the monitoring of lead in drinking water. Brussels: European Commission; 1998.

Cordell D Drangert J White S. The story of phosphorus: global food security and food for thought. Global Environ Chang 2009;19(2):292–305.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. World fertilizer trends and outlook to 2018. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; 2015.

International Water Association. Best practice guide on the control of lead in drinking water. London: International Water Association; 2010.

Husband S Boxall J. Understanding and managing discolouration risk in trunk mains. Water Res 2016;107(15):127–40.

Hayes C. Optimisation tools for achieving the lead standard of 10 ug/l in drinking water. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water, Antalya, 29–31 October 2008.