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I'm not sure how it's in the US but my biggest fear with water quality is never the water from the source but what happens on the way to your tap. In Vienna Au
by the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
I'm not sure how it's in the US but my biggest fear with water quality is never the water from the source but what happens on the way to your tap. In Vienna Austria for instance they are super concerned about PH levels because some old houses still have lead piping and if it gets out too far, then the pipes can corrode and lead makes it into the water.
As another example the difference in water quality in the same district in Moscow and SPB from different taps is crazy.
Now that smart meters are a thing for electricity I really wonder if it would not start to make sense to work on basic water quality measurements in houses.
- Klathmon 10y agoIIRC that was exactly the scenario that happened in Flint, MI in the US. I don't know enough to comment on how it happened, but the end result was that the PH was too far off and it destroyed something that caused them to leech lead into the water until replaced. Large parts of the city are still unable to use the pipes in their house.