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Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by crottypeter on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @05:55AM (#11071846)
Whether or not the lead gets dissolved in the water depends on the water itself. If you have hard water lead pipes are low risk.
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Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by gozur88 on Thursday February 11, 2016 @12:09AM (#11078350)
Yes. Lead pipes in Flint weren't a problem until the city switched from Detroit municipal water to the corrosive Flint river water.
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