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LEAD (Pb) IN BALTIMORE DRINKING WATER
Pre-1978 built homes are not the only sources of lead poisoning in Baltimore. Lead, for example, can enter drinking water through corrosion of plumbing materials, especially where the water has high acidity or low mineral content that corrodes pipes and fixtures.
Homes in Baltimore built before 1986 are more likely to have pipes, fixtures and solder. However, newer homes are at risk as well. Even so-called legally "lead-free" plumbing can contain up to 8% lead.
In January 2014, changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act further reduced the maximum allowable lead content of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures to 0.25 percent. The most common problem is with brass or chrome-plated brass faucets and fixtures with lead solder, from which significant amounts of lead can enter into the water, especially hot water.
Corrosion in plumbing is the dissolving or wearing away of metal caused by a chemical reaction between water and the plumbing. There are a number of factors involved in the extent to which lead (Pb) enters the water, including (1) the chemistry of the water (acidity and alkalinity), (2) the amount of lead it comes into contact with, (3) how long the water stays in the plumbing materials, and (4) the presence of protective scales or coatings inside the plumbing materials.
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