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Damage Incorporated. LEAD IN YOUR DRINKING WATER.
Lead in your drinking water
By Tom Line
Damage Inc
Cyber BBS fall 94
513-863-0447
Most water contains some lead. Some sources are natural sources
as water filters through the ground. Most sources however are man made.
In 1985 Ronald Reagan signed the Clean Water Act that banned
the use of lead solder in plumbing in new construction. Also lead is no
longer used in gasoline or paints which should help a lot too. Lead from
paint chips is bad news too because it floats through the air and lands in
dust that the baby chews up.
Lead gets into drinking water in the following ways.
1. Lead pipes in old homes and very old underground pipes.
(uncommon but VERY serious if they're still there)
2. Lead solder used to bond copper pipes in most homes.
(very common source 80% of homes)
Lead affects you inversely to what you weigh. A baby drinking lead
contaminated water will show much more detrimental effects than a man will.
Lead affects children much more than adults. Lead exposure will make one
stupid, can cause serious physical affects as well if the levels are high
enough. High doses can cause seisures that mimic epileptic seisures. During
the Salem witch trials everybody was incredibly stupid because of lead
exposure in pewter cookwear and food storage etc devices. Children believed
possessed were actually having seisures from lead exposure. Adults were
incredibly stupid from prolonged exposure.
During Roman times, exposure to lead was extremely bad. Early water
supply plumbing was sometimes made entirely of lead. Ceasar suffered
seisures from lead exposure most likely. People were stupid from lead
exposure to the point of the exposure leading to the eventual fall of the
Roman Empire according to some scientists.
Some ceramic cookwear contains high levels of lead from the earth
used it it's manufacture. Beware of cookwear and dishes especially that
have painted designs, especially gold leaf on them. Lead crystal glasswear
should not be used for food storage. Do not keep wine in lead crystal for
prolonged periods. When in doubt, toss it out. Beware of true antique
pewter dishes and cups.
Filters are NOT very effective against lead in water.
Good News!
The older the plumbing, the less lead will leach out of it. Plumbing
gets coated inside with lime and other minerals after a while. Also fluoride
used in water sticks hard against the inside of the pipes locking the lead
in place.
Prevention!
If the water hasn't been run for several hours, let it run until it
is cold to flush the lead laced water out. NEVER use hot water out of the tap
for cooking or drinking EVER! If a plumber does work at your house, be sure
he uses new "lead free" solder. If he uses unmarked solder, or old solder
containing lead, please shoot him in the head because his brain was damaged
by exposure to lead. Mental damage from lead exposure is not reversible.
After the tap water is running cool. You can fill up a glass jar
with cold water and put it aside or in the fridge if you want to drink water
later. Pour it into one of those water filter jugs is a good idea too.
Other wierd sources of lead include
Ceramic dishes
(red clay from Mexico and Asia)
(worse if food is stored in them for prolonged periods)
(especially acidic foods like wine, vinegar, etc)
Pewter Dishes and Cups
Lead was once used in their manufacture.
Old Telephone Trunk Cables
Those big old cables in old towns that are grey in color.
That are extrmely heavy and droop from pole to pole.
Working with lead cables is why some phone company
techs are so fucking stupid :) Cable TV wires are
made of alumium and are also grey though.
Lead Shot from ShotGun Shells
Lead shot has landed in duck ponds for years. This
gets into water and ducks eat them and ingest lots of
lead. Stainless steel shot is the only legal shot
for hunting but you know how people are. If you get
pulled over for speeding in a country town, be carefull
what you say. They may be impaired mentally from lead
shot in their food and water supply.
Lead Crystal glass ware
Do not use for food storage
Paint !
Used to increase the stickiness of paint for years!
Was in use very common through the fifties and into
the sixties. BEWARE WHEN REMOVING OLD PAINT NOT TO
CREATE DUST.
Fishing lures and Tire Weights
are made of lead. Keep away from kids who might chew them.
or chew their fingers after handeling them. Lead sticks
to your fingers really bad. It is a metal softer than most.
Ever handle copper pennies and your hands stink?. well
lead sticks worse than that to your fingers but has no
smell!
Autobody shops
Used to fix cars with lead before they invented
"bondo" fiberglass autobody fillers).
Nuclear weapons plants
Uranium is a highly refined form of lead ore.
Tom Line
Damage Inc quit bitching and speak out!
[email protected]
513-863-0447
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