Lead in hose fittings
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OldMedUser
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Nobody makes hoses or fittings out of lead anymore. Haven't for decades.
Jhef
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The Ecology Center at Ann Arbor, for instance, has been running tests on garden hoses for years. In one of its latest results, it discovered that 30% of hoses tested positive for lead at levels above the standard prescribed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for children.
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A lot of us take casual sips out of the garden hose during the summer or even drench ourselves (and others) during playful moments. We might even let Fido have
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Lead, BPA, you name it. Some of the most harmful chemicals still on the market are in your garden hose
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OldMedUser
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TIL; Those overseas bastards will put lead in baby food so why not hoses eh.
Potable water hoses should be lead free but I'm not sure where you'd get those and how much it going to hurt the wallet.
Potable water hoses should be lead free but I'm not sure where you'd get those and how much it going to hurt the wallet.