Lead levels in drinking water spike when copper and lead pipes joined

Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 12:04 in Health & Medicine

Lead pipes once used routinely in municipal water distribution systems are a well-recognized source of dangerous lead contamination, but new research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that the partial replacement of these pipes can make the problem worse.

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