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TIL why you're not supposed to cook or drink hot tap water - it's the lead (and other heavy metals) (www.epa.gov)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/til@lemmy.ca
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Hot water dissolves lead more quickly than cold water and is therefore more likely to contain greater amounts of lead. Never use water from the hot water tap for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago*

Well damn. Lead restrictions weren't Federal law until 1986. TIL.

https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/use-lead-free-pipes-fittings-fixtures-solder-and-flux-drinking-water

Although some areas added local restrictions starting in the 1920's, industry lobbies kept the things on the market for decades. Ugh.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2509614/

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