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Why was lead removed from modern water pipes and solder?

Lead can cause serious health problems.

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  1. Lead can cause serious health problems ✔
  2. Lead makes water taste sweet
  3. Lead is too expensive to mine

Why: Lead exposure causes health problems, so lead solder for drinking water was banned in 1986.

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Lead pipes were a heavy problem.
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Answer: Lead can cause serious health problems. Lead exposure causes health problems, so lead solder for drinking water was banned in 1986.

  1. Plumbing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing
    lead was used in plumbing solder for drinking water until it was banned in 1986
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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