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Plumbing Professional, Single Mother of Three Kelly Fella knows about the dangers of Legacy Plumbing Risks of 'Legacy Plumbing' - Lead in the Water
Discuss Risk of lead poisoning risk to children from old copper plumbing in the Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board area at PlumbersForums.net
Probably more risk in getting out of bed in a morning.
the problem with lead in the water supply in USA came about because the city of Flint fitted a new water main and during this process piped river water which was not corrosion treated causing corrosion of steel pipes and also removed the coating on the lead mains causing leaching of lead into the water supply. we have water that is treated several times on its way from resovoirs so this should not effect the water supply.
American Infra structure is always rubbish because it had been a capitalist economy forever. Look at there lecky !Its far more widespread than Flint. The US only stopped fitting lead mains in the mid 90s...
Regardless, ANY lead is bad for human beings. End of. Its for that reason we use low lead brass (as reqd in Germany etc) for our carts. The UK is still WAAAY behind in that regard.
the problem with lead in the water supply in USA came about because the city of Flint fitted a new water main and during this process piped river water which was not corrosion treated causing corrosion of steel pipes and also removed the coating on the lead mains causing leaching of lead into the water supply. we have water that is treated several times on its way from resovoirs so this should not effect the water supply.
I did not know this, which town and is there any stuff I can look at to do with this please ?Try telling people in northumberland town who, just last week, were measured at over FIVE times the max permitted lead levels. This is real, now & in our homes.
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