Kids drinking from the hose this summer? Maybe don’t let them? Hose pictured is 22,300 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe.
Walmart Expert Gardener Light Duty Garden Hose New (2017), Made In USA: 52 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
#AskTamara: What is stainless steel? (This U.S.A. made Lead-free hose has all stainless steel hardware!)
Brass Walmart hose nozzle (2017): 39,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe & illegal in items intended for use by kids.
Are you contaminating your garden’s soil? Chicken Wire: 2,201 ppm Lead, 30 ppm Cadmium. Click & read for safer choices.
Read this post to learn what I have done at my home to make sure my urban yard and garden are Lead-safe!
![Green Leader Garden Hose, Brand Unknown: 741 ppm Lead [in the hardware], 90 is unsafe for kids.](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Dirty-Old-Garden-Hose-with-Leaded-Component-Lead-Safe-Mama-Tamara-Rubin-1-768x576.jpg)
