Engineering360: "Lead in the Pipes, and How It Got There"

I wonder how much damage that lead in plumbing and paint etc actually effects a person and gives rise to Lead poisoning. A lot of articals seem to be a bit hysterical regarding the effects.

I have grown up through the era when we were surrounded by Lead in many products, In my case lead paint by the bucketful working in a ship yard, household plumbing with lead solder joints and house paints,melting lead weights for scuba diving, soft soldering electrical components and cable lugs, tinning copper buss bars and probably many other items to many to mention.

I do not seem to have suffered any effects from all this contamination, I am not suggesting that it is not a good thing to reduce these contacts with Lead in our environment, it just seems to be a bit over the top and pushed along by certain government departments and university alumni.

I agree with your question of how much effect the lead really had in Flint. The dose makes the poison, as they teach to physicians, and numbers still matter. However, I don't agree with your blaming government and university people for exaggeration. People are already aware of lead's toxic effects, and UM's work to quantify is a much-needed task. Also, reasoning from your own experience is not a general proof; as an example, many chain smokers never get lung cancer, and some nonsmokers do, but it is beyond question that smoking causes cancer. Responsible and replaceable government is needed to protect us against unscience (magic) and private interests.

In the case of Flint, I am concerned that pro-metal people have discouraged the acceptance of free PVC pipe from JM, and have pushed copper instead at the expense of city taxpayers. There is merit on both sides of this conflict, as there usually is in any conflict, and this is not the place to argue details. It is enough if I can stress the importance of numbers and limits, as well as understanding why people think and act as they do, especially when we disagree with them.

It was just a general comment, in this day and age of fake news we should be more discerning re statements from so called speacialists.

One good thing if copper is used it has antibacterial properties which plastic pipes do not have.

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