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An image provided by the Environmental Protection Agency shows examples of a lead pipe, left, a corroded steel pipe, center, and a lead pipe treated with protective orthophosphate. The EPA is only now requiring water systems to take stock of their lead pi

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Health & Safety

'Time bomb' lead pipes will be removed. But first water utilities have to find them

5:01am July 20, 2022

by Allison Kite

Health experts warn problems with these "underground poisonous straws" can strike suddenly, and states are getting cash to replace them. But no one knows how many lines exist or where they are.

Lead pipes like this one still bring water into many U.S. homes.

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Health & Safety

Are Your Pipes Made Of Lead? Here's A Quick Way To Find Out

2:23pm June 24, 2016

Flint, Mich., brought the risk of lead pipes to many people's attention, but the problems go further. Find out if lead pipes could be affecting your drinking water.