The use of lead water pipes was banned in the 1970s because of health risks, however properties built before then may still contain lead pipework. Lead pipework can be traced all the way back to the Roman era; with the chemical symbol for lead (Pb) inspired by the Latin word plumbum; from which plumber derives. […]
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