What Causes Lead in Your Tap Water?

Lead in tap water due to the many. Here for metal, like lead in your drinking water and risk for health problems caused by it might be to have a look.

? Naturally occurring lead

Leadership is a naturally occurring heavy metal. Like minerals, it is found in the rocks. The groundwater is as rain passes through the rocks. It may also be present in lakes rivers and streams. Any fresh water or sea may be contaminated with it.

? Lead Pipes

Pipes in the old city infrastructures, buildings and homes to make it be. Solder containing lead was commonly used in plumbing systems until the practice was banned a few decades ago. In fact, the term "pipeline" leadership "is derived from the Latin word.

Pipes and solder degrades as traces of heavy metals are released into the water. At times, the concentration of U.S. high enough to make some big cities away from the city fountains and post health warnings have been inspired to turn.

? Chlorine due to the decline Lead

The problem of lead in tap water as the chlorine used will not be bad to use. Chlorine is a caustic substance. It eats away at pipes and solder points, so the amount of metal that enters the water is increasing.

? Health effects of lead in water

The biggest threat to children. Substance is a toxic metal that damages the central nervous system, brain and can cause blood disorders. Poisoning can lead to death.

Long time, long-term exposure to low levels of the substance can cause kidney damage. The amount of lead in tap water varies greatly. Often exist for the amount due to high blood pressure and heart disease is enough.

Abdominal pain is a symptom of low level exposure. Liver is affected. The central nervous system is the main focus, any organ or body system may be affected.

Fingers, wrists or ankles can be a symptom of weakness. Anemia can be caused by exposure. Abortion has been associated with consumption of small amounts.

Developmental or cognitive deficiencies in children is hard because of the 20th century during the lead-based paint was banned. Late puberty, such as developmental delay, are associated with risk.

Some health effects may be reversible if exposure is stopped can. But studies have shown that low level exposure during childhood permanently reduce a person's learning ability may.

? Solutions that work

Testing for lead in tap water at home should be. Tests made by public treatment facilities only take into account the naturally occurring sources. The amount to present your home in the pipeline has to do with the amount present.

Testing can be expensive. It's really more to set up a home purifier, tap water, especially in the lead only for contaminant homeowners do not have to worry about is cheap. In my next article you want to remove toxic substances will learn about the methods available.

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