{"id":2403,"date":"2018-08-07T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T14:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2018-08-07T14:37:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T14:37:51","slug":"study-finds-briefly-running-water-not-effective-at-flushing-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/study-finds-briefly-running-water-not-effective-at-flushing-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Finds Briefly Running Water Not Effective at Flushing Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Flushing out&#8221; tap water is often suggested as an easy, no-cost way to reduce the presence of lead. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wqpmag.com\/lead-removal\/lead-flushing-may-not-be-effective-reducing-contamination?eid=216784735&amp;bid=2193694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>WQP<\/em> recently reported on the results of a\u00a0Louisiana State University (LSU) New Orleans study<\/a> that found the practice of turning on a tap and let the water run for 30 seconds to 2 minutes as a method of decreasing potential levels of lead contamination in the water is NOT consistently effective.<\/p>\n<p>A study performed by the LSU New Orleans School of Public Health collected samples from 376 homes upon immediately running water, after 30-45 seconds of flushing, after 2.5-3 minutes of flushing, and after 5.5-6 minutes of flushing. Here&#8217;s what they found upon analysis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There was a small <strong>increase<\/strong> in lead after the 30-second flush (vs. first draw lead)<\/li>\n<li>There was no significant lead reduction until the <strong>6-minute flush<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The takeaway here: In order for flushing to reduce potential lead levels in water, it needs to be done for longer periods of time than commonly suggested by public health messaging. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When done for too short a time, flushing can actually increase lead levels.<\/span> This study strongly suggests flushing should not be relied on as an effective way of reducing lead levels in water and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/enpress-new-pioneer-lead-cyst-poe-water-filtration-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other solutions<\/a> should be sought out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flushing out tap water is often suggested as an easy, no-cost way to reduce lead. 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