bradfordwhite
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How could aluminum foil be safe; that which can easily become friable and break off into tiny pieces compared to a rigid solid aluminum pan?
Corelle recommends using their pre-2005 dishes as “decorative pieces” due to lead
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kb0nes
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I have zero concern of the lead in my Corelle or Pyrex or any other household products.
This was the real problem we all faced
This was the real problem we all faced
Wow, excellent video. It encapsulates much of the info I was talking about from the article I referenced a few posts back. I consider this a must view and will pass it on to many folks I know.
Thanks!
BTW, the report I read also indicated that all that lead spewed from cars over decades settled into the soil and coated buildings and such. When areas are redeveloped that lead get released back into the atmosphere again. Inner cities have a much higher concentration of lead in the soil, and kids who play in the area have much higher amounts of lead in their systems.
A lot of this happened in Flint and Detroit back in the 1920's and with the water issues of a few years back seems to have come full circle.
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mark_wpduet
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In sept 2004 we moved into this new house... We had some dinner plates/bowls but we needed more...We bought some Corelle at Walmart..Something like 8 dinner plates, 8 small bowls and 4 large bowls.. We also have a few that are not Corelle but also have a design...it doesn't say..
48bencix
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Test for lead in water
I do not have vintage Corell but I have lived in many houses with galvanized water pipes. I do not remember ever seeing that this could introduce lead into the water. However reading some of the responses I did some searching and did see several articles about this.
I ordered a Safe Home Laboratory test for water. The DYI test indicated lead. So I ordered the kit that you send samples into a lab for testing.
I just got the results and no detectable lead in the water, thank goodness.
I did two samples one from the refrigerator which is supplied by a brass saddle valve on copper pipe (the house has both types of pipes) and a second sample from the kitchen sink which is supplied by galvanized pipes. For the second sample you let the water run for 5 minutes to flush the system. I was pretty sure that sample would be not detected. I was worried about the refrigerator water that I drink all day because it is chilled. Also that brass valve could have lead in it and that could be a source. So I feel confident about my water.
I would not worry about galvanized piping. I think the main problem is with homes that had a lead pipe from the street to the home.
I do not have vintage Corell but I have lived in many houses with galvanized water pipes. I do not remember ever seeing that this could introduce lead into the water. However reading some of the responses I did some searching and did see several articles about this.
I ordered a Safe Home Laboratory test for water. The DYI test indicated lead. So I ordered the kit that you send samples into a lab for testing.
I just got the results and no detectable lead in the water, thank goodness.
I did two samples one from the refrigerator which is supplied by a brass saddle valve on copper pipe (the house has both types of pipes) and a second sample from the kitchen sink which is supplied by galvanized pipes. For the second sample you let the water run for 5 minutes to flush the system. I was pretty sure that sample would be not detected. I was worried about the refrigerator water that I drink all day because it is chilled. Also that brass valve could have lead in it and that could be a source. So I feel confident about my water.
I would not worry about galvanized piping. I think the main problem is with homes that had a lead pipe from the street to the home.
Well, living outside of Flint MI I've kind of gotten an education on lead in drinking water. The problem isn't so much lead or galvanized lines, it's water improperly treated stripping away years of crystallization that has coated the pipes. Not sure if wholesale replacement of water lines is better than simply monitoring water treatment/quality.
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