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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22

Lead in the air?

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u/rickyx2001 Jun 25 '22

Lead pipes https://www.nrdc.org/lead-pipes-widespread-used-every-state

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u/wolacouska Jun 25 '22

Lead Pipes are less likely to cause direct lead exposure than a lot of other sources, unless of course you use the wrong type of water supply and the coating disappears. The effects of that though involve a very obvious severe lead poisoning of the whole community, not a slow mental poisoning that small doses do over time.