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"Are zinc fixtures safe to drink from?"

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Drinking water from an outdoor waterhose that has a zinc fixture on it. Is this dangerous?

Thanks,

Keith Freeland
- Wilmington, Ohio, USA

Probably no more so than drinking water from an inside faucet, Keith, the spout of many of which is zinc as far as I know.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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