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Lead does not break down over time and so accumulates in soil, but not much federal testing or scientific research has focused on the potential risks coming from lead-sheathed telephone cables. READ ... WSJ (Wall Street Journal) prepared some (paywalled) outstanding journalism.
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WSJ tested for lead around older lead-sheathed cables. High lead was strongly linked to old lead-sheathed cables. Business Line: Green move: CII urges Govt to move away from lead-sheathed power cables Green move: CII urges Govt to move away from lead-sheathed power cables The Centre has declined to ban Indian power and transmission utilities from using high-voltage power cables containing toxic chemical — lead — while laying the underground transmission lines. The CII ...
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CII has requested the Ministry of Power to consider banning use ofi lead-based high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) cables for underground power transmission lines and adopt “greener” ...