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It's so odd this story is being pushed. It's for the most part a non-issue. I would imagine that all of the old lead piping would have a much larger impact.

galleywest200 3y ago
One reason seems to be that most people had no idea that this was even an issue. So kind of a "wait, what?" moment for a lot of folks. From the original WSJ article: >“A new, uncontrolled source of lead like old telephone cables may partly explain” why children continue to have lead in their blood, said Jack Caravanos, an environmental public-health professor at New York University, who assisted the Journal in its research. “We never knew about it so we never acted on it, unlike lead in paint and pipes.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/lead-cables-telecoms-att-toxic-5b34408b https://www.wsj.com/articles/lead-cables-telecoms-att-toxic-...
- genman 3y ago
  What is the mechanism of exposure?
  - maxk42 3y ago
    Well Lake Tahoe supplies the drinking water to much of Northern Nevada and Northern California. If the lead is improperly shielded or shielding has eroded then it's a pretty straightforward journey from there.
    - beerandt 3y ago
      Except drinking water (and lake tahoe water) is regularly tested. The dog that isn't barking is the lead level results of these tests.
      - hulitu 3y ago
        > Except drinking water (and lake tahoe water) is regularly tested. Ask the Flint residents. > The dog that isn't barking is the lead level results of these tests. Tests results depend on the test procedure.
    - bhhaskin 3y ago
      Lake Tahoe holds a truly massive amount of water. 37 trillion gallons of water. Mercury and arsenic contamination from all the abandon mines is a much bigger issue, and that isn't even a real risk to drinking water. (I get my water from the Truckee river)
    - jjtheblunt 3y ago
      Is there no lead in the rock on which the lake sits? (i have no idea how to look that up)
veave 3y ago
>Shares of AT&T this week hit their lowest level in 30 years So, they are pushing this because someone is shorting the company.
- bhhaskin 3y ago
  That would seem pretty likely to me. Only reason I can really think of.
- brvsft 3y ago
  I can't tell if this is a sarcastic comment, but (a) companies are always being shorted and (b) that's not the only reason a stock price goes down.

galleywest200 3y ago

One reason seems to be that most people had no idea that this was even an issue. So kind of a "wait, what?" moment for a lot of folks. From the original WSJ article: >“A new, uncontrolled source of lead like old telephone cables may partly explain” why children continue to have lead in their blood, said Jack Caravanos, an environmental public-health professor at New York University, who assisted the Journal in its research. “We never knew about it so we never acted on it, unlike lead in paint and pipes.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/lead-cables-telecoms-att-toxic-5b34408b https://www.wsj.com/articles/lead-cables-telecoms-att-toxic-...

genman 3y ago
What is the mechanism of exposure?
- maxk42 3y ago
  Well Lake Tahoe supplies the drinking water to much of Northern Nevada and Northern California. If the lead is improperly shielded or shielding has eroded then it's a pretty straightforward journey from there.
  - beerandt 3y ago
    Except drinking water (and lake tahoe water) is regularly tested. The dog that isn't barking is the lead level results of these tests.
    - hulitu 3y ago
      > Except drinking water (and lake tahoe water) is regularly tested. Ask the Flint residents. > The dog that isn't barking is the lead level results of these tests. Tests results depend on the test procedure.
  - bhhaskin 3y ago
    Lake Tahoe holds a truly massive amount of water. 37 trillion gallons of water. Mercury and arsenic contamination from all the abandon mines is a much bigger issue, and that isn't even a real risk to drinking water. (I get my water from the Truckee river)
  - jjtheblunt 3y ago
    Is there no lead in the rock on which the lake sits? (i have no idea how to look that up)

veave 3y ago

>Shares of AT&T this week hit their lowest level in 30 years So, they are pushing this because someone is shorting the company.

bhhaskin 3y ago
That would seem pretty likely to me. Only reason I can really think of.
brvsft 3y ago
I can't tell if this is a sarcastic comment, but (a) companies are always being shorted and (b) that's not the only reason a stock price goes down.