Lords_of_Lands t1_j0ujn25 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 3:07 PM

Reply to comment by mindi4nh in LEAD IN WATER - NH SCHOOLS/DAYCARES by mindi4nh

> Childhood lead poisoning, which is entirely preventable, is one of the most common pediatric health problems in the United States today.

Deaths from car crashes are entirely preventable too. It's just insanely expensive and disruptive to prevent all of them. Same with lead. It's still allowed in faucets and water fixtures. Most home owners don't have the funds to lead-safe their homes. Even if they did the lead could come from city pipes. Etc...

1976dave t1_j0ukhpr wrote on December 19, 2022 at 3:13 PM

For places like schools and daycares though, how expensive is end point filtration/treatment to remove lead? Lots of things cost money and I can see where replacing an entire city's water infra would be cost prohibitive (as sad as that is) but it seems like it would be do-able to have endpoint treatment on site at places like schools and daycares.