Lead Surprisingly Still in Brass Plumbing

Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tested water coming from new brass plumbing in some of the college’s brand new buildings and found lead.

In response to taste complaints, officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tested water in the college’s brand new buildings. To their surprise they found lead in the water. Host Bruce Gellerman talks with Marc Edwards, a civil engineering professor from Virginia Tech University. Edwards was called in to find out where the lead was coming from and how to remediate the problem.