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Copper Oxide - What are the symptoms for poisoning?

I live in Cardiff UK and I have a blue tint in the hot water system. When the hot water tank was changed recently blue crystals were found and a blue tint was discovered. Is this copper oxide? I have discovered a rash on my face which is like a dryness of the skin.My partner is also suffering from headaches and feeling nauseous. Any help would be grateful.
Yours Faithfully,

Mikey Broad
Builder - Cardiff Wales Uk
2007

You should not be drinking water from the hot water tap Mikey! But please see a Doctor about your headaches and rashes; under the best of circumstances it is very difficult to tell physical symptoms from psychosomatic ones, and toxicological symptoms from flu symptoms, and these are the worst of circumstances :-)

A plumber or your local health department can probably advise you about the blueness in your water. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

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