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Although lead has been banned from paint since 1978, lead poisoning still occurs. A medical expert explains the signs and symptoms of this public health problem.
A crew with the city of Edmond works on a water main in October. A proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency would require every water system in the country to eliminate lead pipes ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule that would require water systems across the country to replace lead service lines within 10 years, aiming to accelerate progress toward ...
A lead service line (LSL, also known as lead service pipe, [1] and lead connection pipe [2]) is a pipe made of lead which is used in potable water distribution to connect a water main to a user's premises. Lead exposure is a public health hazard as it causes developmental effects in fetuses, infants, and young children. It also has other health ...
A typical water utility action is to adjust the chemistry of the drinking water with anti-corrosive additives, but replacement of lead service lines (pipes that connect water mains to customers) is also an option. [23] Most communities have avoided lead service line replacement due to the high cost. [24]
It's the water pipe that connects the water main in the street to your property. Modern water mains aren't made of lead, but some service lines are, often those installed before about 1950.
Roman lead water pipes with taps. Lead poisoning was among the first known and most widely studied work-related environmental hazards. [186] One of the first metals to be smelted and used, [121] lead is thought to have been discovered and first mined in Anatolia around 6500 BC. [123]
The lead and copper rule improvements would require utilities to replace lead service lines within 10 years regardless of the lead levels that register in water samples.