Question from Cindy
Debra, Any suggestions for a non-toxic water nozzle? Every one I’ve seen has brass or plastic and is not good. How about aluminum? What’s the lesser of all these evils? And what do you use in your garden? Thanks.
Debra’s Answer
Well, I will tell you that this is of so little concern to me, I can’t even tell you what I use in my garden. I have in the past used both metal nozzles and plastic nozzles.
The thing about nozzles is that there needs to be contact time for anything toxic to leach into the water. Since water is flowing through these nozzles at practically the speed of light (no, not really, just exaggerating!) I don’t see that there is enough contact time to be concerned.
Thanks Debra! Being clean, green and non-toxic can get very complicated sometimes, thanks for keeping it straight for us!!!
For mysef, I’d still have a concern about brass. “Lead was found in brass fitting for garden hoses at levels exceeding standards for brass in residential water fixtures. Garden hose ARE NOT regulated by the SDWA.”Garden Hoses, Lead & BPA. Preventable Measures to Keep You Safe
In any case, at least aluminum is recyclable. I don’t know about the others.