Also faucets and fittings are still made with a brass alloy containing lead
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ByteJunk@lemmy.world 13 hours agoWhile lead pipes were banned in 1986, millions of lead service lines remain in service across the US to this day…
Zwiebel@feddit.org 12 hours ago
pika@lemmy.today 12 hours ago
Wait, what? In what country(ies)?
Taldan@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I know the US is one that has 100LL
Bassman1805@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Lead pipes are less of an issue that it would seem, as the pipes quickly develop a layer of calcium salts on the inside, preventing the water from actually coming into contact with the lead.
By all means, they need replaced. But they’re nowhere near the contributor that leaded gasoline was.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
Get out of here with your fact-based science, it sounds like you did your own research. We don’t like that. Please comply.
Wilco@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Agreed, fake news. Trump didn’t say this so it isn’t true. Lead never hurt no one. (Ever noticed MAGA’s double negative usage?)
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
That’s right, water never leaves scale deposits in pipes. Only in hot water tanks and faucets. In between, magic.