<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Yes it does, Paul, absolutely. That's why all the old Victorian lead water pipes were phased out decades ago in the UK.  My point was that since this is the only time I;ve done this job, there has been to previous accumulation. Best, David. <blockquote type="cite">I'm pretty certain that lead DOES accumulate in the body/brain. Best to avoid any/all ingestion. Paul Bruesch</blockquote> </body> </html>