LK fulfils tougher requirements on the lead contamination of water
Boverket, has extended the grace period before which tougher requirements on reducing the lead contamination of water will come into force. This does not affect LK, whose products are tested and already fulfil the tougher requirements.
Following warnings from the EU regarding high levels of lead in children’s blood, Boverket made a general recommendation regarding the level of dissolved lead in tap water in its building regulations. The new, tougher requirement states that the amount of lead dissolved in water should not exceed 5 microgrammes per litre of water. Today, the limit is 20 microgrammes. It has been decided that the new requirement will come into force on January 1, 2017.