Brass Walmart hose nozzle (2017): 39,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe & illegal in items intended for use by kids.

Hose nozzle: 39,500 ppm lead.
New on the shelf at Walmart in August of 2017
Tested with an XRF instrument.

All yellow brass hose and gardening components I have tested have been very high lead like this one (and many also have contaminants like mercury and arsenic.)

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama