Marc Edwards

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  • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
Santé Canada impose des normes parmi les plus restrictives au monde sur le plomb, mais elles sont inefficaces sans procédures de tests et un programme de remplacement des canalisations. Shutterstock

Eau contaminée au plomb : comment s’assurer que nos maisons, nos écoles et nos lieux de travail soient sécuritaires

Bruce Lanphear, Simon Fraser University; Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech, and Michele Prevost, Polytechnique Montréal

Une enquête a montré que les niveaux de plomb dans l’eau de cinq villes canadiennes étaient comparables à ceux de Flint, au Michigan, au pire du scandale de l'eau contaminée.
Health Canada has some of the strongest limits on lead in the world, but they can’t be effective without testing and a plan to replace pipes. (Shutterstock)

Lead‑tainted water: How to keep homes, schools, daycares and workplaces safe

Bruce Lanphear, Simon Fraser University; Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech, and Michele Prevost, Polytechnique Montréal

An investigation showed that five Canadian cities had lead levels in their water on par with those in Flint, Mich. during its peak period of water contamination.

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