While our drinking water is generally safe, there is a fear that poisonous lead may be leaching from brass fittings. 9News
is about to release a new draft National Construction Code, with a key change to the allowable amount of lead from fittings - reducing it from the current 6 per cent to 0.25 per cent, the standard already used in countries such as the US and Canada.environmental scientist, Professor Mark Taylor, has been recommending the shift for years.
"I think it's a really important change because it removes any uncertainty about the quality of our drinking water coming out of our most commonly used water source which is the tap in our kitchen," Professor Taylor says. "It's particularly harmful to young children. It can delay puberty. It can affect their intellectual development. It can cause other problems such as ADHD or irritability. And exposure doesn't go away."
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