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TIL why you're not supposed to cook or drink hot tap water - it's the lead (and other heavy metals) (www.epa.gov)

submitted 2 weeks ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.ca

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Hot water dissolves lead more quickly than cold water and is therefore more likely to contain greater amounts of lead. Never use water from the hot water tap for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula.

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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 20 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Wouldn't all the dishes and utensils be exposed to lead when you use the dishwasher then? Or is it negligible as long as it's not directly ingested?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I think it's negligible compared to ingesting. I think most dishwashers do a final cold rinse, yeah? I could be wrong on that though.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I've never seen a dishwasher with 2 supply lines, they usually only hooked to hot.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 14 points 2 weeks ago

Or cold with an internal heater, but still a single supply line.

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