Long-Term Study Finds Widespread Lithium in Drinking Water Across Communities in the Western U.S.

Long-term study finds widespread lithium in drinking water across communities in the western U.S.

Lithium in drinking water is a widespread and persistent source of human exposure across Tribal communities in the Western United States, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings document substantial regional variation in exposure and provide some of the strongest evidence to date that household drinking water is a major contributor to lithium levels measured in the body.

Study links household drinking water to long-term lithium exposure

Lithium in drinking water is a widespread and persistent source of human exposure across Tribal communities in the Western United States, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Lithium Exposure Across Western U.S.: Water and Urinary Levels in Strong

Lithium—once associated mainly with batteries—has been quietly showing up in human biology, according to new findings from a major U.S. cohort study. Researchers report that people living in parts of the Western United States can have measurable differences in both lithium levels in drinking water and lithium concentrations in urine. The work, published in Journal […]