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Friday, June 04, 2010

Legislation Would Decrease Lead in Faucets

On June 4, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed legislation that would enact a “lead free” standard for faucets and other plumbing fixtures. The move is an attempt to protect kids and their families from exposure to harmful levels of lead.

“Children under the age of six will absorb and retain about 50% of the lead they ingest. Exposure has been linked to a rage of behavior in children from ADHD to violence later in life.

Get the Lead Out would reduce the allowable lead content from 8% to 0.25% - generally agreed to be a statistically insignificant amount of exposure.” [Source: Targeted News Services]

Similar legislation was adopted in California in 2006, and required manufacturers to phase out fixtures and materials that would increase lead exposure through drinking water. Many have complied ahead of required deadlines.

 

Labels: lead

Posted By: 4ADHD.com

Comments:

Kensington on 9/9/2010
Yep, I concur, former_teacher. I've had a lot of cats that ended up dying from one form of cancer or another. It was suggested to me by someone that maybe it was lead in the pipes of my house. That blew my mind. I don't know if that's the answer (neither does my vet) but it got me to thinking about how much lead we do ingest. This should be a top priority among all political parties.
former_teacher on 6/8/2010
How many decades have we known about the dangers of lead - and we *still* haven't figured out a way to protect children from this very real, very present and very preventable health risk? Not to get too political here, but where is the responsible leadership at both the local & national levels on this issue? This is one problem that should receive bipartisan support, and should be resolved with minimal delay.