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I've lived in Pittsburgh my whole life and I can't recommend it. It's just a really unhealthy place. I 100% believe him about our air quality. I visited Seattle

I've lived in Pittsburgh my whole life and I can't recommend it. It's just a really unhealthy place. I 100% believe him about our air quality. I visited Seattle recently and noticed on the second day that breathing felt so much easier. I don't have any data but I know how I feel. Some friends who moved here for grad school have said the same thing, and some even have been diagnosed with adult asthma after moving here. Our water quality is awful too, we have boil advisories a few times a year after they find lead. They just approved fracking in the Mon Valley against the public's wishes, and closer to the river than environmental groups recommended, so it's just gonna get worse. It's an incredibly car-centric city, so there's new pollution being spread everywhere every day. I've been trying to find a job elsewhere for 2 years, hopefully eventually I can leave. There are other up-and-coming cities more worth your time.

sagarm 7y ago
Does boiling the water help if it's contaminated with lead?
- PascLeRasc 7y ago
  I don't know. I can say I get the same metallic taste/smell in water/outdoors air as other commenters have mentioned, only in Pittsburgh.
- dgacmu 7y ago
  No, the GP is mistaken about the reason for the boil water advisories. it's true that Pittsburgh has a very aging water infrastructure, and there are somewhat regular water main breaks, which introduced the possibility of contamination for a period of time after the break. Those are what result in boil water advisories. The lead issue was a one-time, grevious error - The city outsourced the management of the water plant to a commercial vendor, who changed the mix of lead prevention chemicals in order to save money. Needless to say, that worked out poorly. Vincent's taking control back of the PWSA, and introduced orthophosphate into the water supply to control the lead from old pipes, and it's pretty good again.

sagarm 7y ago

Does boiling the water help if it's contaminated with lead?

PascLeRasc 7y ago
I don't know. I can say I get the same metallic taste/smell in water/outdoors air as other commenters have mentioned, only in Pittsburgh.
dgacmu 7y ago
No, the GP is mistaken about the reason for the boil water advisories. it's true that Pittsburgh has a very aging water infrastructure, and there are somewhat regular water main breaks, which introduced the possibility of contamination for a period of time after the break. Those are what result in boil water advisories. The lead issue was a one-time, grevious error - The city outsourced the management of the water plant to a commercial vendor, who changed the mix of lead prevention chemicals in order to save money. Needless to say, that worked out poorly. Vincent's taking control back of the PWSA, and introduced orthophosphate into the water supply to control the lead from old pipes, and it's pretty good again.