In a recent study, researchers made a startling discovery: approximately 129,000 children under the age of six in Chicago, which accounts for 68% of kids in that age group, are exposed to lead-contaminated water.
By employing machine learning, a technique in artificial intelligence, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimated the likely lead levels in tap water within households throughout Chicago. The analysis was based on an established dataset with findings from 38,385 tap water tests conducted between 2016 and 2023 among those registered for a free self-administered testing service for lead exposure.
