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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)
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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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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

It's actually common knowledge that the vast majority of American water infrastructure is now nearly 100 years out of date, and Flint was just one regional example of potential waiting crises.

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John Oliver Brought Out Sesame Street’s Elmo to Explain How We Can Stop Poisoning Our Children

The Lead Pipes in Flint Are a Tiny Part of a Huge Lead Problem

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