Gardening With Lead

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!)

Green Leader Garden Hose, Brand Unknown: 741 ppm Lead [in the hardware], 90 is unsafe for kids.

Vintage hose bibb handle: 1,615 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for children.)

#Leaded: Vintage Hose Nozzle

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

You tested my soil, what do the results mean? How do I interpret the data? Is my soil safe?

#Leaded; Hose Spray Nozzle

#LeadedHousehold: Lead in Hoses