Dear Terry, on 2002-11-14 00.14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<snip> > Old building regulations used to permit lead pipes for drinking water. <snip> I once heard a story that the demise of the Roman Empire was, in part, due to chronic lead poisoning of the Roman population. The rich got their lead from the lead piping to their affluent houses and the poor got their lead from their lead-rich pewter plates and goblets. Building regulations � like metrication � seem to take a while to change! Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS Geelong, Australia
