How can I protect from water contamination?

There are several "rules of thumb" that should be used in protecting your family from lead water contamination .
Preventive Steps:

Flush your pipes before use. Prior to using water for cooking or drinking, run the tap water until it becomes as cold as it will get. Save the flushing water for cleaning, watering plants, washing dishes.

Use only cold water for drinking & cooking -- hot water is likely to contain higher levels of lead.

Inspect your plumbing system to detect lead. Lead pipes and solder are dull gray, when scratched they will look shiny.

Test your water with a lead detection product, such as our Lead in Water Test Kit, that utilizes U.S. EPA recognized laboratories If your lead test comes back positive, the best way to handle the problem is to determine the source and remove it.

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