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Date Posted: 16:28:34 08/07/03 Thu
Author: Ray
Subject: Drinking water from hoses can be dangerous

Before joining LGRAW I was much faster than I am currently. Based upon this article, obviously I've been absorbing the lead that is leeching from the hoses we use for water and gatorade and it is settling in my feet, legs and butt. What is the current board of directors going to do about it?

Drinking water from hose can be dangerous
08/07/2003

By MACIE JEPSON / WFAA-TV

On a hot summer day, little ones love to take a drink from the hose. This water is fine. But there can be dangerously high levels of lead in water that sits in a hose for a while.

Consumer Reports says the problem is that many hoses are made of polyvinyl chloride, which uses lead as a stabilizer.

That lead can leach into the water.

Some hoses carry warnings �"This hose is not for drinking water use." And some say, "Do not drink from this hose."

But there are some hoses that are labeled "drinking water safe."

In all Consumer Reports checked 16 different hoses to see how much lead could leach into the water. Testers cut off two-foot sections.

The hose sections were filled with water and plugged. Then they went into an oven overnight � that to simulate a day out in the hot sun.

Afterwards chemists analyzed the water. Some had very high levels of lead.

"In some of these hoses we measured 10 to 100 times more lead than the government considers safe coming a faucet,� Jim Nanni of Consumer Reports said.

However, the hoses that were labeled safe to drink lived up to their claim, leaching only minuscule amounts of lead.

To be safe, Consumer Reports says before you drink from a hose, let it run for a minute or so. That will flush out any water that could have been contaminated by lead.

You can find hoses that are labeled safe for drinking at home centers such as Lowe's, Home Depot and Wal-Mart, as well as at many boating supply stores.

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Replies:

that's funny Ray... -- stacie, 18:49:16 08/07/03 Thu
You've Discovered My Coffee Making Secret -- Jack, 19:06:22 08/07/03 Thu
- FYI~ -- ~K2, 19:57:22 08/08/03 Fri