Study: Hose water contains dangerous toxins  8:56 AM, Aug 8,
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-- It's a summer tradition: kids drinking from the garden hose.
A new study shows toxins could be in that water.  11Alive News
caught up with Sue Anthony unloading her minivan at Piedmont
Park. At her household, the hose water is already off limits.
"My mother told me about the study that said it's poisonous now
to drink out of the hose because of the lead," she said.   The
study she's talking about it from the Ecology Center out of Ann
Arbor, Michigan. They tested garden tools, including hoses and
hose water. Here's what they found:  *70% of hoses had chemical
levels of "high concern" *30% contained lead over 100 ppm, the
standard for children's toys *BPA levels in the hose water
were 20 times higher than the level considered safe in drinking
water  Anthony said her kids aren't really tempted to drink from
the hose, but if yours are, you can pick up a new version.
Manufacturers now m