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2. Flint water crisis - Wikipedia

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   In areas where water lead levels were considered high at ≥ 15 ppb, which is the maximum amount of lead allowed in water per the Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule, the average proportion of Flint children with elevated blood-lead levels rose from 4% to 10.6%. [9]

3. Lead and Copper Rule - Wikipedia

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   EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]

4. Lead service line - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Iowa utilities grapple with how to pay up to $1.35 billion ...

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   Facing a price tag that could amount to $1.35 billion, Iowa water utilities are weighing how they would replace an estimated 96,440 lead service lines across the state under a proposed federal ...

6. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   The advantages of this method are durability, speed, neatness, and safety. The connection can be made even when the tubing is wet. Crimped fittings are suitable for drinking water pipes and other hot-and-cold systems (including central heating). They are more expensive than sweated fittings.

7. Lead contamination in Washington, D.C., drinking water

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   The lead levels required WASA to conduct a wider survey of their water quality. By the fall of 2003, it had tested more than 6,000 homes in the District, finding that two-thirds tested had more than 15 ppb of lead in their water. [3] The survey showed that over 4,000 homes served by WASA had lead levels exceeding the acceptable level. [7]

8. Stanley is being sued over lead in its cups: What to know ...

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   The maker of Stanley cups is being sued over the presence of lead in its products. The primary allegation is that the company did not publicly confirm until January 2024 that lead is used in its ...

9. Plumbosolvency - Wikipedia

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   In (usually older) consumers' premises plumbosolvent water can attack lead pipes, lead service lines, and any lead in solder used to join copper. Plumbosolvency of water can be countered by achieving a pH of 7.5 by increasing the pH with lime or sodium hydroxide (lye), or by providing a protective coating to the inside of lead pipes by the ...