With recent news stories reporting unacceptable lead levels in some of Washington DC's drinking water, breastfeeding mothers are asking us what this could mean for *them.*. I have lots of general information on lead poisoning from the CDC, FDA and such, along with the breastfeeding angle from Hale (when is the 2004 edition due?), Lawrence, Riordan and Auerbach, and some small bits from LLL's recent pieces on contaminants in general. The Lactnet archives had some excellent discussion, though from several years ago -- does anyone have some newer references or an particularly useful resource on the topic of breastfeeding and lead poisoning. Margaret Wills, LLLL, IBCLC Maryland *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html