Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoExplain that, science nerds!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1866arrow-down122
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minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoLead pipes aren’t a huge concern compared to leaded gasoline and lead paint. It is my understanding that the pipes quickly develop a patina which keeps the lead from touching the water.
minus-squareZiglin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoBut I don’t drink the gasoline…
Lead pipes aren’t a huge concern compared to leaded gasoline and lead paint. It is my understanding that the pipes quickly develop a patina which keeps the lead from touching the water.
But I don’t drink the gasoline…