Lead
Lead’s EPA Maximum Contaminant Level Goal is 0.015 mg/L (15 parts per billion).
Lead is a toxic metal that was regularly used in a wide range of household and industrial products throughout much of the last century, and found in plumbing and service lines 
until the EPA established a lead ban in 1986.
Lead rarely occurs naturally in water. When found, it is usually a result of industrial, smelting or mining wastes, or from corrosion of plumbing.
Health Effects of Lead
Lead is toxic to all humans, but the risk of lead poisoning is highest in children and pregnant women. Children absorb 30-75%, adults only 11 percent.
The EPA lists several symptoms associated with acute lead poisoning:
Lead can cause a variety of adverse health effects when people are exposed to it at levels above the action level [15 parts per billion] for relatively short periods of time. These effects may include interference with red blood cell chemistry, delays in normal physical and mental development in babies and young children, slight deficits in the attention span, hearing, and learning abilities of children, and slight increases in the blood pressure of some adults.
The agency also warns that lead is a potential carcinogen, and can lead to kidney disease or stroke with long term exposure.
Water Treatment for Lead
Lead can be treated with ion exchange (water softeners) or reverse osmosis. It can also be treated by removing the source, or through corrosion control methods in pipes, including: pH and alkalinity adjustment; calcium adjustment; silica or phosphate-based corrosion inhibition. Point of use filters containing special lead-removal resins or KDF 55 are also very effective for providing lead-free drinking water.
Here are options for lead treatment offered by Pure Water Products, LLC:
The Model 77 countertop filter and choose a MatriKX Pb1 cartridge for lead reduction – http://www.purewaterproducts.com/model-77-countertop-water-filter
The Double Undersink Filter – http://www.purewaterproducts.com/products/uf002
Undersink Reverse Osmosis unit – http://www.purewaterproducts.com/products/ro050
