Comments on: Use Stimulus Package Spending to Get the Lead Out of School Water Systems http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/07/use-stimulus-package-spending-to-get-the-lead-out-of-school-water-systems/ Green Parenting for Non-toxic, Healthy Homes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:19:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Irene Clark http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/07/use-stimulus-package-spending-to-get-the-lead-out-of-school-water-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-6340 Irene Clark Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:21:47 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2966#comment-6340 I am also concerned with the lead in ordinary garden hoses. Most have lead. Some workers use they as a drinking source and many pets are watered with hoses-- some animals may never have access to water without lead in it. I believe CA has higher standard for garden hoses than the rest of the country. When shopping for hoses, the warning is on the back of the wrapper-- inside the coils of the hoses-- in tiny writing it says contains as substance known by the State of Ca to cause cancer. Not for drinking water. I wish other states also knew it contained carcinogens! BTW, the white Marine hoses are normally lead-free & approved for drinking water-- I urge you to switch to these for your pets & garden soil, if not for your own health. I am also concerned with the lead in ordinary garden hoses. Most have lead. Some workers use they as a drinking source and many pets are watered with hoses– some animals may never have access to water without lead in it. I believe CA has higher standard for garden hoses than the rest of the country. When shopping for hoses, the warning is on the back of the wrapper– inside the coils of the hoses– in tiny writing it says contains as substance known by the State of Ca to cause cancer. Not for drinking water. I wish other states also knew it contained carcinogens!

BTW, the white Marine hoses are normally lead-free & approved for drinking water– I urge you to switch to these for your pets & garden soil, if not for your own health.

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