[Greenbuilding] permissible lead in "lead-free" faucets

[Reuben Deumling]

This is most interesting. Silicon as a lead substitute--who knew?
http://www.ecobrass.com/html_e/eco-e.html
http://www.sambo.co.jp/products_e/ecobrass.htm
Your (Sambo's) success reminds me of those who said phasing lead out of
gasoline was also impossible. Congratulations. Now why couldn't someone in
the US have figured this out?

Reuben Deumling

On 1/22/07, David Shore <dshore at ingot.ca> wrote:
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> As a manufacturer and supplier of alloys to faucet manufacturers, there is
> a
> new lead-free brass alloy (ECO BRASS) that is 100% lead free that is being
> introduced to the faucet industry to comply with the California
> regulations.
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> David Shore
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