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Roman water pipes ended up covered in (substance I don't recall the name of), and so not much lead leeched into the water. Water jugs made of lead were probably
by Filligree 7y ago
Roman water pipes ended up covered in (substance I don't recall the name of), and so not much lead leeched into the water. Water jugs made of lead were probably more of a problem.
The same holds true for modern lead pipes. They work fine, until they don't.