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minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down8·10 months agoMost of USA still use lead pipes for tap water
minus-squareel_bhm@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoNot most. Some parts. Regardless, I still cannot wrap my head around that.
minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agoMoney, 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
minus-squareRolivers@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoAt 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.
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s not even remotely accurate. Only ~7% of US households have lead service lines. In Europe that number is ~25%
Most of USA still use lead pipes for tap water
Not most. Some parts.
Regardless, I still cannot wrap my head around that.
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
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.
That’s not even remotely accurate. Only ~7% of US households have lead service lines.
In Europe that number is ~25%