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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation

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102 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 01:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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keepamovin ◴[03 Sep 25 06:01 UTC] No.45112662[source]▶
Lead leads to above normal hostility and aggression. Lead paint, lead petrol, lead pipes - all must go. And maybe some kind of protection at shooting ranges?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6068756/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10393136/

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SapporoChris ◴[03 Sep 25 12:10 UTC] No.45114787[source]▶
Adequate ventilation will reduce the lead exposure. There are alternatives to using lead for bullets which would eliminate the exposure.
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snitch182 ◴[03 Sep 25 13:20 UTC] No.45115438[source]▶
Lead pipes get coated with residue by the water in no time. So no the roman empire did not fall because of lead
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1. IAmBroom ◴[03 Sep 25 14:34 UTC] No.45116318[source]▶
Assuming there were never any points of corrosion in the pipes.

Also, actual data:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2019/11/29/ar...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971...