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What are lead pipes used for?

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Updated: 8/17/2019

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What element is used for pipes in rome?

lead


Plumbers in rome used it for pipes?

Lead was used by plumbers in ancient Rome for water pipes because it was malleable and easy to work with. However, prolonged exposure to lead can lead to health issues, including poisoning.


What element plumbers used it for pipes used less today?

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What do roman plumbers use in their pipes?

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Used by Romans for pipes periodic table?

Lead (and copper).


What plumbing was used in the time of jesus?

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The ancient Romans used what to make water pipes?

Mainly lead pipes or hollowed out tree trunks. An open top aqueduct, ditches, etc was also used.


What did plumbers in rome use for pipes?

At the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans used pipes made of lead, because it is a cheap metal that is easily worked into pipes, and which unlike iron doesn't rust. The Romans didn't worry about lead poisoning. Lead pipes continued to be used even into the mid 20th century, before we became more concerned about the danger of lead poisoning.


Which elements are used to make water pipes?

Copper pipes are now most commonly used in plumbing. Lead pipes were used long ago, and the word plumbing is derived from the Latin word for lead (plumbum). Iron pipes were used until relatively inexpensive copper pipes became readily available during the twentieth century.


What element do plumbers in Rome use in pipes?

Plumbers in Rome historically used lead in their pipes. Lead pipes were commonly used in ancient Rome due to their malleability and ease of installation, however, it was later discovered that lead could leach into the water supply and pose health risks.


What are the plumbing pipes used in the older houses that are proned to leaking?

Lead,


What is lead used for?

it's used in plumbing and pipes.