苏格兰有着柔软的酸性水域和古老的铅铅铅住宅，人们公认其铅溶性（溶解铅）问题严重。最近的医学研究证实，血液中铅浓度高得令人无法接受，与饮用水中铅含量过高有关。瓶喂婴儿的风险尤其大。通过调节pH值和添加正磷酸盐来降低铅溶解度的受控水处理被发现是降低水和血液中铅浓度的有效方法。还进行了重复的饮食研究。 包括34个参考文献、图表。

Scotland, with its soft, acidic waters and old, lead-plumbed dwellings, is acknowledged to have a serious problem with plumbosolvency (dissolved lead). Recent medical studies have confirmed that unacceptably elevated concentrations of lead in blood correlate with excessive levels of lead in drinking water. Bottle-fed infants were shown to be particularly at risk. Controlled water treatment that reduced lead solubility by pH adjustment and orthophosphate addition was found to be an effective method of reducing concentrations of lead in both water and blood. Duplicate-diet studies were undertaken also. Includes 34 references, figures.