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The Annex G debate: although a noble response to California's foolish no-lead law, the Annex's requirements really should be developed into a separate standard.

Publication: PM Engineer
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The Annex G debate: although a noble response to California's foolish no-lead law, the Annex's requirements really should be developed into a separate standard.(codes)

Article Excerpt
Normally, when I receive a number of requests to write an article on a given subject matter, I shy away from such requests. Not because the subject may be controversial. Heck, I have never shied away from controversy. It is simply that there tends to be a hidden agenda in which someone is trying to gain an advantage.

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Recently, I have received numerous requests related to Annex G of NSF 61. Many of you may be asking, what is Annex G? Simply stated, it is the response from the NSF Joint Committee on Drinking Water Additives to the California law restricting the amount of lead in plumbing products. Basically, the Annex provides a methodology of determining if a product has less than 0.25 percent lead in the components exposed to the drinking water.

One of the first requirements in Annex G is that the plumbing product complies with the full requirements of NSF 61. The full requirements determine the...

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