Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EPA says

Re:Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EP... by TSiege on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:30PM (#41780904)

I would assume they do leach microplastics and nanoplastics and require third party proof that they do not. From what I can find on the internet plastics leach micro/nanoplastics period. https://safepipingmatters.org/plastic-pipes-microplastics-im...

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Re:Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EP... by rpnx on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @04:04PM (#41781280)

lead is extremely toxic even in small doses, microplastics are comparatively a non-issue.

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Re:Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EP... by drewcon on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @04:20PM (#41781460)

Yeah, I can't believe this has to be said.

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Re:Lead drinking-water pipes must be replaced nationwide, EP... by hammock on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @04:44PM (#41781652)

There is no indoor plumbing without tradeoffs. Copper, PVC, CPVC, PEX, etc all leach just different chemicals. Maybe copper with lead-free solder is best? Very expensive though

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