Twenty-five Metro Detroit communities exceeded Michigan’s lead action level for drinking water since 2018, according to state compliance data analyzed by a drinking water engineer and reviewed by Planet Detroit.
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
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.
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
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.