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Some material-related trends have emerged in examinations of specific contamination routes, however. Pipe material-related factors beyond those in the principles document can also contaminate drinking water. In March the anticipated surge of lead-pipe-replacement work prompted a group of 19 health and environmental advocacy organizations headed by the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council to publish a… Continue reading 3 Possible Causes of Noisy Water Pipes Home Matters

Cities and states are still waiting for more guidance from the EPA to give water utilities best practices for locating lead pipes. Washington, D.C., switched from chlorine to monochloramine in 2000, and the number of babies with elevated blood lead levels rose nearly tenfold, according to a study Edwards published in Environmental Science and Technology.… Continue reading 3 Possible Causes of Noisy Water Pipes Home Matters

The plan includes over 15 new actions from more than 10 federal agencies that ensure the federal government is marshalling every resource to make rapid progress towards replacing all lead pipes in the next decade. Copper pipes with lead-free joint materials are the best choice for glass pipes. However, copper pipes are generally more expensive,… Continue reading 3 Possible Causes of Noisy Water Pipes Home Matters

That’s an estimate because St. Louis doesn’t know where the lines are, either. Since lead was phased out of gasoline and prohibited from new lead pipes and paint, lead poisoning among children has plummeted. But the U.S. has not historically mandated widespread eradication of lead paint and pipes, so the danger remains, especially in the… Continue reading 3 Possible Causes of Noisy Water Pipes Home Matters

As many as 8,000 children were exposed to unsafe levels of lead in Flint, Mich., after the city switched to a new water supply but failed to properly treat the water with chemicals to prevent its lead pipes from disintegrating. Corroding iron pipes, meanwhile, have been linked to two outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in Flint… Continue reading 3 Possible Causes of Noisy Water Pipes Home Matters

Cast iron pipes in at least 600 towns and counties are more than a century old, according to industry estimates. And though Congress banned lead water pipes three decades ago, more than 10 million older ones remain, ready to leach lead and other contaminants into drinking water from something as simple as a change in… Continue reading 3 Possible Causes of Noisy Water Pipes Home Matters