Lead in Drinking Water - How Does it Get Into Your Tap Water?

The presence of lead in tap water is often due to old plumbing used to bring water to your house and even more often due to the plumbing in your house. When water sits in the pipes for 6 hours or more lead can seep from the plumbing into the water. How can you know if there is lead in your tap water? And what can you do about it if you find it? These questions are discussed in this article.