Why Remove Lead
It’s Important to Understand the History of Lead
The History of Lead Usage in America
Until it was banned in new home construction in 1986, more than 70% of cities in the US were using lead-based products for conveying water, because it was less expensive and more durable than iron. Lead pipe could be easily bent, allowing pipes to be shaped to conform to the contours of existing buildings or other structures.
How Lead Gets into Drinking Water
Lead can enter drinking water when service lines that contain lead corrode, especially where the water has high acidity or low mineral content that corrodes pipes and fixtures. This most often happens in the pipes that carry water from the water treatment plant to water mains under the street supplying homes. Lead release is heavily influenced by the chemistry of the water delivered by the water system and by physical disturbances such as road construction or water main replacements.
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NUMBER OF CITIES USING LEAD UNTIL 1986
Culligan Water understands that lead-removal is top of mind, not only in the media, but in your home. Culligan is working with Pioneer, the first whole-house lead filtration system, to keep your home, and your loved ones, safer.
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About the Health Effects of Lead
How Lead Affects Adults
Keep in mind that there is no safe level of lead for the human body and unlike other metals, it has no useful biological function. Even low concentrations of lead in water can cause a significant increase in blood lead levels and any damage is irreversible.
The Affects on Children
Lead is a potent neurotoxin which has significant effects on childhood health and development. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lead exposure can affect nearly every system in a child’s body, inhibiting the development of both physical and mental abilities.
HOW IT AFFECTS AN ADULT
HOW IT AFFECTS A CHILD
Lead in the Water Systems
Eighteen million Americans live in communities where the water systems are in violation of the law. Moreover, the federal agency in charge of making sure those systems are safe not only knows the issues exist, but it’s done very little to stop them, according to a new report and information provided to CNN by multiple sources and water experts.
The American Academy of Pediatrics states that there are no effective medical treatments for lead poisoning and that prevention of exposure is needed.
“The Drinking Water Action level for lead in water is set at 15 parts per billion (ppb), but in 1994 the FDA set the maximum amount of lead allowed in bottled water at 5 ppb.”
Children with lead poisoning can have learning and behavior problems, hyper activity, slow growth, and hearing loss. Symptoms like tiredness, head and stomach aches, and low iron deficiencies are often mistaken for other illnesses. The only way to find lead poisoning is through a blood test.
According to the U.S. Council Of Environmental Quality, the risk of developing cancer is 93% higher in people who drink or are otherwise exposed to chlorinated water. Chlorine is a potential health hazard to both children and adults.
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