• @arin
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    610 months ago

    Most of USA still use lead pipes for tap water

      • @arin
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        1310 months ago

        Money, it’s expensive to replace with a safer solution so we don’t spend money on it. You can’t make them spend less on war and surveillance of us though

        • @TheBERFA
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          810 months ago

          Supposedly Biden announced they are going to be replacing out all the lead pipes over the next years, guess we’ll see if/how that pans out.

          • @Ultraviolet
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            610 months ago

            Republicans are already strongly against it. Understandably, after all if it weren’t for lead poisoning giving people brain damage, who would vote for them?

          • @arin
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            510 months ago

            Sounds like a pipe dream honestly… Hope a younger Democrat or independent wins the next election

    • Rolivers
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      510 months ago

      At least the lead pipes are coated on the inside with calcium from the water.

      The issue is, when the water becomes acidic this calcium coating dissolves as well as some lead beneath it.

    • @EatYouWell
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      410 months ago

      That’s not even remotely accurate. Only ~7% of US households have lead service lines.

      In Europe that number is ~25%