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		crottypeter on Feb 10, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Fli... Whether or not the lead gets dissolved in the water depends on the water itself. If you have hard water lead pipes are low risk.

gozur88 on Feb 11, 2016 [–]

Yes. Lead pipes in Flint weren't a problem until the city switched from Detroit municipal water to the corrosive Flint river water.

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