California limits lead content in potable water systems.California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] in late September signed a bill to limit the amount of lead used in potable potable /pot·a·ble/ (po´tah-b'l) fit to drink. po·ta·ble adj. Fit to drink; drinkable. potable fit to drink. water systems, despite efforts by metalcasting lobbyists to delay the legislation. Opponents to the bill said that lowering the amount of lead used in municipal drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. systems would be cost prohibitive and destructive to industries involved in the manufacture of those systems, particularly metalcasting. "In the long term, we have to figure out what it takes to meet those requirements," said AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System Copper Div. chairman Michael Jones, Ford Meter Box Co., Wabash, Ind. "But there are some faucet makers out there that say they can't meet them." Schwarzenegger said in a press release that he signed the bill to minimize the risk of lead exposure, particularly to pregnant women and children, which can cause health complications. |
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