• bacon_pdp@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    It is like that in most American of places. Areas where water is provided by a for profit corporation.

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      17 days ago

      It’s a global problem. European cities have horrible lead problems too in their old buildings, France is especially bad because it’s illegal to renovate the old buildings. Lead in our water is a global health crisis and leaders of the world seem to give zero fucks

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        16 days ago

        France is especially bad because it’s illegal to renovate the old buildings.

        Is it allowed to reline the lead pipes with PET at least? These liners aren’t perfect, but they are a huge improvement over bare lead. These liners have an 80% reduction in lead ingestion. This process wouldn’t involve cutting into walls or replacing the lead. I just don’t know how broad the definition of “renovate” is here.