Corroding lead


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lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.

See also: Corrode

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Water becomes contaminated as it travels through corroding lead pipes that still exist in many homes built before the late 1980's, when use of lead plumbing, fixtures and solder was banned.
Investigating Washington, D.C.'s water quality: with lead levels endangering health, public agencies kept test results from consumers
On one occasion the victim withdraw pounds 30,000 to pay for repair work to drains after it was falsely claimed she had corroding lead pipes, said Mr Warner.
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