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Service-Pipes for Water: An Investigation Made at the Suggestion of the Board of Consulting Physicians, Eben N. Hosrford, 1849
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During the 19th century, American scientist Eben Horsford studied water in lead pipes around Boston. Based on his research, he concluded that water could be distributed safely through both iron and lead pipes.
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