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[luv-the-Q]

Well, I'm 63 years old and I've inhaled enough hair spray in my life that I wouldn't worry about lead.  I have two inches of lacquer protecting my lungs.  

[justmyopinion]

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@Stray wrote:

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@justmyopinion wrote:

I agree with you @Stray many factors contribute to violence.

FYI

"Seven small communities in Maryland exceeded EPA’s action level for lead in March 2015, according to MDE.   The neighborhoods with the high lead levels were the Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Baltimore County; Woodbine Village in Carroll County; Rockbrook Village Mobile Home Park in Carroll County; Golden Kay Apartments in Cecil County; Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park in Cecil County; the Town of Betterton in Kent County;   and the Conococheague Apartments in Washington County, according to MDE."

It's not only impoverished areas and inner cities that have lead pipes.

 @justmyopinion- you are right, with gentrification, many older neighborhoods which were poor communities are now wealthy neighborhoods and with elaborate renovations, there comes a higher risk.  I just heard a report that Chicago has all lead pipes but the EPA in Chicago states they are lined but now there are lead readings in the drinking water.   I worked Public Health and Obstetrics early in my career when lead testing was mandatory.  It seems we should revisit those policies. 

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Those "older" neighborhoods were good, descent neighborhoods at one time back in the day especially when people took pride in their homes. They went down hill when the original owners moved away, and  poor people moved in (purchased or rented them) and began neglecting the property.  Some got even more run down by "slumlords" not upkeeping them (however, can't blame slumlords for people being filthy, leaving broken appliances and jalopies on their lawns, or not hanging a simple curtain or shade on their window, or buying a can of paint and cleaning their home themselves with a little elbow grease. Can't blame the landlords when people live in their own filth.  Dollar Store sells plenty of cleaning products for a buck. Now some people are purchasing those old, neglected homes (i.e., brownstones, old Colonials, Victorians, Craftsman style) and investing money by restoring and renovating them. Those lead pipes existed way before "poor" people purchased and lived in them and "slumlords" are certainly not going to replace pipes.  Manhattan's drinking water is clean because it comes from upstate but the pipes are old, even in the high-end neighborhoods.

[MaggieMack]

I have tried and failed to find the U.S. Map I saw on TV this morning that showed which states were in most trouble for lead, Maine was one of the worst. My state was one of the best, but I still Zero filter the water that comes through my ionizer, Zero is a five-stage filter that removes almost 100% of lead and other bad things. Been doing this for years.

[Noel7]

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@justmyopinion wrote:

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Those "older" neighborhoods were good, descent neighborhoods at one time back in the day especially when people took pride in their homes. They went down hill when the original owners moved away, and  poor people moved in (purchased or rented them) and began neglecting the property.  Some got even more run down by "slumlords" not upkeeping them (however, can't blame slumlords for people being filthy, leaving broken appliances and jalopies on their lawns, or not hanging a simple curtain or shade on their window, or buying a can of paint and cleaning their home themselves with a little elbow grease. Can't blame the landlords when people live in their own filth.  Dollar Store sells plenty of cleaning products for a buck. Now some people are purchasing those old, neglected homes (i.e., brownstones, old Colonials, Victorians, Craftsman style) and investing money by restoring and renovating them. Those lead pipes existed way before "poor" people purchased and lived in them and "slumlords" are certainly not going to replace pipes.  Manhattan's drinking water is clean because it comes from upstate but the pipes are old, even in the high-end neighborhoods.

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Renters, poor or not, are not responsible for keeping up their rental property.

For sure, they are not responsible for repairing or replacing old pipes with lead.