Asbestos fibres in tap water in Umbria
Dec 27th 2019, 6:53 am
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Asbestos fibres in tap water in Umbria
Residents of Provincia di Perugia have complained about their cloudy tap water so ASL are starting to measure levels of asbestos in the new year. Evidently a lot of water is delivered in asbestos cement pipes that are coming to the end of life and are begining to break down.
Some towns in the UK have the same trouble where the government says there is no health risk. I might be tempted to install a water filter.
https://www.ft.com/content/98e80238-...1-8d9ef1626294
Some towns in the UK have the same trouble where the government says there is no health risk. I might be tempted to install a water filter.
https://www.ft.com/content/98e80238-...1-8d9ef1626294
Last edited by philat98; Dec 27th 2019 at 7:12 am.
Dec 27th 2019, 9:06 am
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Re: Asbestos fibres in tap water in Umbria
Asbestosis is a lung disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos particles - completely different ball game to consuming traces of it.
Dec 27th 2019, 11:27 am
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Re: Asbestos fibres in tap water in Umbria
I hadn't realised that water was distributed in asbestos cement pipes. I thought they were using metal or plastic piping.
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