Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The goal of this intervention trial is to learn if the use of drinking water filters will result in improved health outcomes for people living in homes with well water and spring water in rural regions of Central Appalachia.
Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease. Tens of millions of people in the United States live in homes with unregulated private wells, primarily in rural regions. However, our understanding of drinking water contaminants and associated health impacts for individuals living in households with private water supply in rural areas of the United States is severely limited by a lack of data - particularly for individuals living in low-income households in rural areas of Appalachia, and in the Central Appalachia region especially. The overarching goal…
Inclusion Criteria: * Home is located in a study county in southwest Virginia or northeast Tennessee * There is at least one adult (aged 18 or older) who regularly (\>6 months per year) resides in the household * Household does not have utility-supplied water (and \<33% of household members regularly drink bottled water) * Reported household income is \<80% of the county median income (based on US Department of Housing and Urban Development thresholds by household population) Exclusion Criteria: * None (no exclusion criterion based on gender, race, ethnicity, language, or literacy)
Point-of-use multi-stage dispenser water filter with a membrane microfilter and a combined activated carbon and ion exchange filter
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