diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 26b5cf27..dab9ec28 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     working_directory: ~/build
     docker:
-      - image: rust:1.21.0
+      - image: rust:1.23.0
         environment:
           RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
       - image: sfackler/rust-postgres-test:3
diff --git a/codegen/src/main.rs b/codegen/src/main.rs
index bd1cdd73..9aa9a974 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/main.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ extern crate marksman_escape;
 extern crate phf_codegen;
 extern crate regex;
 
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
-use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 mod sqlstate;
diff --git a/codegen/src/type_gen.rs b/codegen/src/type_gen.rs
index 81b356b3..645dc493 100644
--- a/codegen/src/type_gen.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/type_gen.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
+use marksman_escape::Escape;
 use regex::Regex;
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
-use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
-use marksman_escape::Escape;
 
 use snake_to_camel;
 
@@ -178,8 +176,7 @@ fn make_impl(w: &mut BufWriter<File>, types: &BTreeMap<u32, Type>) {
             w,
             "            {} => Some(Inner::{}),
 ",
-            oid,
-            type_.variant
+            oid, type_.variant
         ).unwrap();
     }
 
@@ -194,14 +191,12 @@ fn make_impl(w: &mut BufWriter<File>, types: &BTreeMap<u32, Type>) {
 ",
     ).unwrap();
 
-
     for (oid, type_) in types {
         write!(
             w,
             "            Inner::{} => {},
 ",
-            type_.variant,
-            oid
+            type_.variant, oid
         ).unwrap();
     }
 
@@ -231,8 +226,7 @@ fn make_impl(w: &mut BufWriter<File>, types: &BTreeMap<u32, Type>) {
                 V
             }}
 ",
-            type_.variant,
-            kind
+            type_.variant, kind
         ).unwrap();
     }
 
@@ -252,8 +246,7 @@ fn make_impl(w: &mut BufWriter<File>, types: &BTreeMap<u32, Type>) {
             w,
             r#"            Inner::{} => "{}",
 "#,
-            type_.variant,
-            type_.name
+            type_.variant, type_.name
         ).unwrap();
     }
 
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/rows.rs b/postgres-shared/src/rows.rs
index f6b1e47f..48de5360 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/rows.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/rows.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
 use postgres_protocol::message::backend::DataRowBody;
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
-use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
 use std::io;
 use std::ops::Range;
 
-use stmt::Column;
 use rows::sealed::Sealed;
+use stmt::Column;
 
 mod sealed {
     use stmt::Column;
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/bit_vec.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/bit_vec.rs
index 6bbbe836..2b067496 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/bit_vec.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/bit_vec.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 extern crate bit_vec;
 
-use postgres_protocol::types;
 use self::bit_vec::BitVec;
+use postgres_protocol::types;
 use std::error::Error;
 
 use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, BIT, VARBIT};
 
-impl FromSql for BitVec {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for BitVec {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<BitVec, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let varbit = types::varbit_from_sql(raw)?;
         let mut bitvec = BitVec::from_bytes(varbit.bytes());
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/chrono.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/chrono.rs
index fd55eb89..a0fc4d63 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/chrono.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/chrono.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 extern crate chrono;
 
-use postgres_protocol::types;
 use self::chrono::{DateTime, Duration, FixedOffset, Local, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime,
                    Utc};
+use postgres_protocol::types;
 use std::error::Error;
 
 use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ};
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn base() -> NaiveDateTime {
     NaiveDate::from_ymd(2000, 1, 1).and_hms(0, 0, 0)
 }
 
-impl FromSql for NaiveDateTime {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for NaiveDateTime {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<NaiveDateTime, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let t = types::timestamp_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(base() + Duration::microseconds(t))
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl ToSql for NaiveDateTime {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for DateTime<Utc> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for DateTime<Utc> {
     fn from_sql(type_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<DateTime<Utc>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let naive = NaiveDateTime::from_sql(type_, raw)?;
         Ok(DateTime::from_utc(naive, Utc))
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl ToSql for DateTime<Utc> {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for DateTime<Local> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for DateTime<Local> {
     fn from_sql(type_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<DateTime<Local>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let utc = DateTime::<Utc>::from_sql(type_, raw)?;
         Ok(utc.with_timezone(&Local))
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl ToSql for DateTime<Local> {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for DateTime<FixedOffset> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for DateTime<FixedOffset> {
     fn from_sql(
         type_: &Type,
         raw: &[u8],
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl ToSql for DateTime<FixedOffset> {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for NaiveDate {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for NaiveDate {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<NaiveDate, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let jd = types::date_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(base().date() + Duration::days(jd as i64))
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl ToSql for NaiveDate {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for NaiveTime {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for NaiveTime {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<NaiveTime, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let usec = types::time_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(NaiveTime::from_hms(0, 0, 0) + Duration::microseconds(usec))
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/eui48.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/eui48.rs
index 1ccbe689..59944db2 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/eui48.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/eui48.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 extern crate eui48;
 
 use self::eui48::MacAddress;
-use std::error::Error;
 use postgres_protocol::types;
+use std::error::Error;
 
-use types::{FromSql, ToSql, Type, IsNull, MACADDR};
+use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, MACADDR};
 
-impl FromSql for MacAddress {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for MacAddress {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<MacAddress, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let bytes = types::macaddr_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(MacAddress::new(bytes))
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/geo.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/geo.rs
index de5353cc..396bb791 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/geo.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/geo.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 extern crate geo;
 
-use postgres_protocol::types;
 use self::geo::{Bbox, LineString, Point};
-use std::error::Error;
 use fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
+use postgres_protocol::types;
+use std::error::Error;
 
-use types::{FromSql, ToSql, IsNull, Type, POINT, BOX, PATH};
+use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, BOX, PATH, POINT};
 
-impl FromSql for Point<f64> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for Point<f64> {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let point = types::point_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(Point::new(point.x(), point.y()))
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl ToSql for Point<f64> {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for Bbox<f64> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for Bbox<f64> {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let bbox = types::box_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(Bbox {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl ToSql for Bbox<f64> {
     to_sql_checked!();
 }
 
-impl FromSql for LineString<f64> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for LineString<f64> {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let path = types::path_from_sql(raw)?;
         let points = path.points().map(|p| Point::new(p.x(), p.y())).collect()?;
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/mod.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/mod.rs
index 6917dd1c..94651813 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use types::type_gen::{Inner, Other};
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use postgres_protocol::Oid;
 
-pub use types::type_gen::consts::*;
 pub use types::special::{Date, Timestamp};
+pub use types::type_gen::consts::*;
 
 /// Generates a simple implementation of `ToSql::accepts` which accepts the
 /// types passed to it.
@@ -68,20 +68,20 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(feature = "with-bit-vec")]
 mod bit_vec;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-uuid")]
-mod uuid;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-time")]
-mod time;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-rustc-serialize")]
-mod rustc_serialize;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-serde_json")]
-mod serde_json;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-chrono")]
 mod chrono;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-eui48")]
 mod eui48;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-geo")]
 mod geo;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-rustc-serialize")]
+mod rustc_serialize;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-serde_json")]
+mod serde_json;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-time")]
+mod time;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-uuid")]
+mod uuid;
 
 mod special;
 mod type_gen;
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ impl WrongType {
 /// | `i64`                             | BIGINT, BIGSERIAL                             |
 /// | `f32`                             | REAL                                          |
 /// | `f64`                             | DOUBLE PRECISION                              |
-/// | `String`                          | VARCHAR, CHAR(n), TEXT, CITEXT, NAME, UNKNOWN |
-/// | `Vec<u8>`                         | BYTEA                                         |
+/// | `&str`/`String`                   | VARCHAR, CHAR(n), TEXT, CITEXT, NAME, UNKNOWN |
+/// | `&[u8]`/`Vec<u8>`                 | BYTEA                                         |
 /// | `HashMap<String, Option<String>>` | HSTORE                                        |
 ///
 /// In addition, some implementations are provided for types in third party
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ impl WrongType {
 ///
 /// `FromSql` is implemented for `Vec<T>` where `T` implements `FromSql`, and
 /// corresponds to one-dimensional Postgres arrays.
-pub trait FromSql: Sized {
+pub trait FromSql<'a>: Sized {
     /// Creates a new value of this type from a buffer of data of the specified
     /// Postgres `Type` in its binary format.
     ///
     /// The caller of this method is responsible for ensuring that this type
     /// is compatible with the Postgres `Type`.
-    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>>;
+    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>>;
 
     /// Creates a new value of this type from a `NULL` SQL value.
     ///
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@ pub trait FromSql: Sized {
 
     /// A convenience function that delegates to `from_sql` and `from_sql_null` depending on the
     /// value of `raw`.
-    fn from_sql_nullable(ty: &Type, raw: Option<&[u8]>) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+    fn from_sql_nullable(
+        ty: &Type,
+        raw: Option<&'a [u8]>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         match raw {
             Some(raw) => Self::from_sql(ty, raw),
             None => Self::from_sql_null(ty),
@@ -324,8 +327,19 @@ pub trait FromSql: Sized {
     fn accepts(ty: &Type) -> bool;
 }
 
-impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Option<T> {
-    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<T>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+/// A trait for types which can be created from a Postgres value without borrowing any data.
+///
+/// This is primarily useful for trait bounds on functions.
+pub trait FromSqlOwned: for<'a> FromSql<'a> {}
+
+impl<T> FromSqlOwned for T
+where
+    T: for<'a> FromSql<'a>,
+{
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: FromSql<'a>> FromSql<'a> for Option<T> {
+    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Option<T>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         <T as FromSql>::from_sql(ty, raw).map(Some)
     }
 
@@ -338,8 +352,8 @@ impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Option<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Vec<T> {
-    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<T>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+impl<'a, T: FromSql<'a>> FromSql<'a> for Vec<T> {
+    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Vec<T>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let member_type = match *ty.kind() {
             Kind::Array(ref member) => member,
             _ => panic!("expected array type"),
@@ -364,19 +378,37 @@ impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Vec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl FromSql for Vec<u8> {
-    fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for Vec<u8> {
+    fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         Ok(types::bytea_from_sql(raw).to_owned())
     }
 
     accepts!(BYTEA);
 }
 
-impl FromSql for String {
-    fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<String, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for &'a [u8] {
+    fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<&'a [u8], Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+        Ok(types::bytea_from_sql(raw))
+    }
+
+    accepts!(BYTEA);
+}
+
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for String {
+    fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<String, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         types::text_from_sql(raw).map(|b| b.to_owned())
     }
 
+    fn accepts(ty: &Type) -> bool {
+        <&str as FromSql>::accepts(ty)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for &'a str {
+    fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<&'a str, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+        types::text_from_sql(raw)
+    }
+
     fn accepts(ty: &Type) -> bool {
         match *ty {
             VARCHAR | TEXT | BPCHAR | NAME | UNKNOWN => true,
@@ -388,10 +420,8 @@ impl FromSql for String {
 
 macro_rules! simple_from {
     ($t:ty, $f:ident, $($expected:pat),+) => {
-        impl FromSql for $t {
-            fn from_sql(_: &Type,
-                        raw: &[u8])
-                        -> Result<$t, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+        impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for $t {
+            fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<$t, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
                 types::$f(raw)
             }
 
@@ -409,10 +439,10 @@ simple_from!(i64, int8_from_sql, INT8);
 simple_from!(f32, float4_from_sql, FLOAT4);
 simple_from!(f64, float8_from_sql, FLOAT8);
 
-impl FromSql for HashMap<String, Option<String>> {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for HashMap<String, Option<String>> {
     fn from_sql(
         _: &Type,
-        raw: &[u8],
+        raw: &'a [u8],
     ) -> Result<HashMap<String, Option<String>>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         types::hstore_from_sql(raw)?
             .map(|(k, v)| (k.to_owned(), v.map(str::to_owned)))
@@ -449,10 +479,8 @@ pub enum IsNull {
 /// | `i64`                             | BIGINT, BIGSERIAL                    |
 /// | `f32`                             | REAL                                 |
 /// | `f64`                             | DOUBLE PRECISION                     |
-/// | `String`                          | VARCHAR, CHAR(n), TEXT, CITEXT, NAME |
-/// | `&str`                            | VARCHAR, CHAR(n), TEXT, CITEXT, NAME |
-/// | `Vec<u8>`                         | BYTEA                                |
-/// | `&[u8]`                           | BYTEA                                |
+/// | `&str`/`String`                   | VARCHAR, CHAR(n), TEXT, CITEXT, NAME |
+/// | `&[u8]`/Vec<u8>`                  | BYTEA                                |
 /// | `HashMap<String, Option<String>>` | HSTORE                               |
 ///
 /// In addition, some implementations are provided for types in third party
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/rustc_serialize.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/rustc_serialize.rs
index f8dedc91..c47ecfb0 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/rustc_serialize.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/rustc_serialize.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 extern crate rustc_serialize;
 
 use self::rustc_serialize::json;
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::error::Error;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
 use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, JSON, JSONB};
 
-impl FromSql for json::Json {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for json::Json {
     fn from_sql(ty: &Type, mut raw: &[u8]) -> Result<json::Json, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         if *ty == JSONB {
             let mut b = [0; 1];
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/serde_json.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/serde_json.rs
index 842dd305..8e0bd770 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/serde_json.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/serde_json.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
 use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, JSON, JSONB};
 
-impl FromSql for Value {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for Value {
     fn from_sql(ty: &Type, mut raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Value, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         if *ty == JSONB {
             let mut b = [0; 1];
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/special.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/special.rs
index a7e14de9..5658a551 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/special.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/special.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use postgres_protocol::types;
-use std::{i32, i64};
 use std::error::Error;
+use std::{i32, i64};
 
-use types::{Type, FromSql, ToSql, IsNull, DATE, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ};
+use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, DATE, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ};
 
 /// A wrapper that can be used to represent infinity with `Type::Date` types.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ pub enum Date<T> {
     Value(T),
 }
 
-impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Date<T> {
-    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+impl<'a, T: FromSql<'a>> FromSql<'a> for Date<T> {
+    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         match types::date_from_sql(raw)? {
             i32::MAX => Ok(Date::PosInfinity),
             i32::MIN => Ok(Date::NegInfinity),
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Date<T> {
         *ty == DATE && T::accepts(ty)
     }
 }
+
 impl<T: ToSql> ToSql for Date<T> {
     fn to_sql(&self, ty: &Type, out: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<IsNull, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let value = match *self {
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ pub enum Timestamp<T> {
     Value(T),
 }
 
-impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Timestamp<T> {
-    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
+impl<'a, T: FromSql<'a>> FromSql<'a> for Timestamp<T> {
+    fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         match types::timestamp_from_sql(raw)? {
             i64::MAX => Ok(Timestamp::PosInfinity),
             i64::MIN => Ok(Timestamp::NegInfinity),
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Timestamp<T> {
     fn accepts(ty: &Type) -> bool {
         match *ty {
             TIMESTAMP | TIMESTAMPTZ if T::accepts(ty) => true,
-            _ => false
+            _ => false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ impl<T: ToSql> ToSql for Timestamp<T> {
     fn accepts(ty: &Type) -> bool {
         match *ty {
             TIMESTAMP | TIMESTAMPTZ if T::accepts(ty) => true,
-            _ => false
+            _ => false,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/time.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/time.rs
index e6b43043..e827953d 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/time.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/time.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 extern crate time;
 
 use self::time::Timespec;
-use std::error::Error;
 use postgres_protocol::types;
+use std::error::Error;
 
-use types::{Type, FromSql, ToSql, IsNull, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ};
+use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ};
 
 const USEC_PER_SEC: i64 = 1_000_000;
 const NSEC_PER_USEC: i64 = 1_000;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const NSEC_PER_USEC: i64 = 1_000;
 // Number of seconds from 1970-01-01 to 2000-01-01
 const TIME_SEC_CONVERSION: i64 = 946684800;
 
-impl FromSql for Timespec {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for Timespec {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Timespec, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let t = types::timestamp_from_sql(raw)?;
         let mut sec = t / USEC_PER_SEC + TIME_SEC_CONVERSION;
diff --git a/postgres-shared/src/types/uuid.rs b/postgres-shared/src/types/uuid.rs
index 822f85b0..7cba9161 100644
--- a/postgres-shared/src/types/uuid.rs
+++ b/postgres-shared/src/types/uuid.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 extern crate uuid;
 
-use postgres_protocol::types;
 use self::uuid::Uuid;
+use postgres_protocol::types;
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use types::{FromSql, ToSql, Type, IsNull, UUID};
+use types::{FromSql, IsNull, ToSql, Type, UUID};
 
-impl FromSql for Uuid {
+impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for Uuid {
     fn from_sql(_: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Uuid, Box<Error + Sync + Send>> {
         let bytes = types::uuid_from_sql(raw)?;
         Ok(Uuid::from_bytes(&bytes).unwrap())
diff --git a/postgres/src/lib.rs b/postgres/src/lib.rs
index 6ef2a687..4a001262 100644
--- a/postgres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ extern crate postgres_shared;
 extern crate socket2;
 
 use fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
+use postgres_protocol::authentication;
+use postgres_protocol::authentication::sasl::{self, ScramSha256};
+use postgres_protocol::message::backend::{self, ErrorFields};
+use postgres_protocol::message::frontend;
+use postgres_shared::rows::RowData;
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::fmt;
@@ -88,38 +93,33 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::result;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use postgres_protocol::authentication;
-use postgres_protocol::authentication::sasl::{self, ScramSha256};
-use postgres_protocol::message::backend::{self, ErrorFields};
-use postgres_protocol::message::frontend;
-use postgres_shared::rows::RowData;
 
 use error::{DbError, UNDEFINED_COLUMN, UNDEFINED_TABLE};
-use tls::TlsHandshake;
 use notification::{Notification, Notifications};
 use params::{IntoConnectParams, User};
 use priv_io::MessageStream;
 use rows::Rows;
 use stmt::{Column, Statement};
+use tls::TlsHandshake;
 use transaction::{IsolationLevel, Transaction};
 use types::{Field, FromSql, IsNull, Kind, Oid, ToSql, Type, CHAR, NAME, OID};
 
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use error::Error;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use postgres_shared::CancelData;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use postgres_shared::{error, types};
-#[doc(inline)]
-pub use error::Error;
 
 #[macro_use]
 mod macros;
 
-mod priv_io;
-pub mod tls;
 pub mod notification;
 pub mod params;
+mod priv_io;
 pub mod rows;
 pub mod stmt;
+pub mod tls;
 pub mod transaction;
 
 const TYPEINFO_QUERY: &'static str = "__typeinfo";
diff --git a/postgres/src/rows.rs b/postgres/src/rows.rs
index 1b0fc27c..25b006fd 100644
--- a/postgres/src/rows.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/rows.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use postgres_shared::rows::RowIndex;
 
-use {Error, Result, StatementInfo};
 use error;
+use stmt::{Column, Statement};
 use transaction::Transaction;
 use types::{FromSql, WrongType};
-use stmt::{Statement, Column};
+use {Error, Result, StatementInfo};
 
 enum MaybeOwned<'a, T: 'a> {
     Borrowed(&'a T),
@@ -113,11 +113,9 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
     type Item = Row<'a>;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Row<'a>> {
-        self.iter.next().map(|row| {
-            Row {
-                stmt_info: self.stmt_info,
-                data: MaybeOwned::Borrowed(row),
-            }
+        self.iter.next().map(|row| Row {
+            stmt_info: self.stmt_info,
+            data: MaybeOwned::Borrowed(row),
         })
     }
 
@@ -128,11 +126,9 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> DoubleEndedIterator for Iter<'a> {
     fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<Row<'a>> {
-        self.iter.next_back().map(|row| {
-            Row {
-                stmt_info: self.stmt_info,
-                data: MaybeOwned::Borrowed(row),
-            }
+        self.iter.next_back().map(|row| Row {
+            stmt_info: self.stmt_info,
+            data: MaybeOwned::Borrowed(row),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -191,10 +187,10 @@ impl<'a> Row<'a> {
     ///     println!("{}: {}", foo, bar);
     /// }
     /// ```
-    pub fn get<I, T>(&self, idx: I) -> T
+    pub fn get<'b, I, T>(&'b self, idx: I) -> T
     where
         I: RowIndex + fmt::Debug,
-        T: FromSql,
+        T: FromSql<'b>,
     {
         match self.get_inner(&idx) {
             Some(Ok(ok)) => ok,
@@ -211,18 +207,18 @@ impl<'a> Row<'a> {
     /// Returns `None` if the index does not reference a column, `Some(Err(..))`
     /// if there was an error converting the result value, and `Some(Ok(..))`
     /// on success.
-    pub fn get_opt<I, T>(&self, idx: I) -> Option<Result<T>>
+    pub fn get_opt<'b, I, T>(&'b self, idx: I) -> Option<Result<T>>
     where
         I: RowIndex,
-        T: FromSql,
+        T: FromSql<'b>,
     {
         self.get_inner(&idx)
     }
 
-    fn get_inner<I, T>(&self, idx: &I) -> Option<Result<T>>
+    fn get_inner<'b, I, T>(&'b self, idx: &I) -> Option<Result<T>>
     where
         I: RowIndex,
-        T: FromSql,
+        T: FromSql<'b>,
     {
         let idx = match idx.__idx(&self.stmt_info.columns) {
             Some(idx) => idx,
@@ -236,21 +232,6 @@ impl<'a> Row<'a> {
         let value = FromSql::from_sql_nullable(ty, self.data.get(idx));
         Some(value.map_err(error::conversion))
     }
-
-    /// Retrieves the specified field as a raw buffer of Postgres data.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// Panics if the index does not reference a column.
-    pub fn get_bytes<I>(&self, idx: I) -> Option<&[u8]>
-    where
-        I: RowIndex + fmt::Debug,
-    {
-        match idx.__idx(&self.stmt_info.columns) {
-            Some(idx) => self.data.get(idx),
-            None => panic!("invalid index {:?}", idx),
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// A lazily-loaded iterator over the resulting rows of a query.
@@ -313,18 +294,13 @@ impl<'trans, 'stmt> LazyRows<'trans, 'stmt> {
     fn execute(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let mut conn = self.stmt.conn().0.borrow_mut();
 
-        conn.stream.write_message(|buf| {
-            frontend::execute(&self.name, self.row_limit, buf)
-        })?;
-        conn.stream.write_message(
-            |buf| Ok::<(), io::Error>(frontend::sync(buf)),
-        )?;
+        conn.stream
+            .write_message(|buf| frontend::execute(&self.name, self.row_limit, buf))?;
+        conn.stream
+            .write_message(|buf| Ok::<(), io::Error>(frontend::sync(buf)))?;
         conn.stream.flush()?;
-        conn.read_rows(|row| self.data.push_back(row)).map(
-            |more_rows| {
-                self.more_rows = more_rows
-            },
-        )
+        conn.read_rows(|row| self.data.push_back(row))
+            .map(|more_rows| self.more_rows = more_rows)
     }
 
     /// Returns a slice describing the columns of the `LazyRows`.
@@ -350,11 +326,9 @@ impl<'trans, 'stmt> FallibleIterator for LazyRows<'trans, 'stmt> {
             self.execute()?;
         }
 
-        let row = self.data.pop_front().map(|r| {
-            Row {
-                stmt_info: &**self.stmt.info(),
-                data: MaybeOwned::Owned(r),
-            }
+        let row = self.data.pop_front().map(|r| Row {
+            stmt_info: &**self.stmt.info(),
+            data: MaybeOwned::Owned(r),
         });
 
         Ok(row)
diff --git a/postgres/src/transaction.rs b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
index e1c8ab17..e1611b9b 100644
--- a/postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::fmt;
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
-use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
 
-use {bad_response, Connection, Result};
 use rows::Rows;
 use stmt::Statement;
 use types::ToSql;
+use {bad_response, Connection, Result};
 
 /// An enumeration of transaction isolation levels.
 ///
diff --git a/postgres/tests/test.rs b/postgres/tests/test.rs
index 9cfd5802..ba12c495 100644
--- a/postgres/tests/test.rs
+++ b/postgres/tests/test.rs
@@ -1320,20 +1320,6 @@ fn test_parameter() {
     assert_eq!(None, conn.parameter("asdf"));
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_get_bytes() {
-    let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect(
-        "postgres://postgres@localhost:5433",
-        TlsMode::None,
-    ));
-    let stmt = or_panic!(conn.prepare("SELECT '\\x00010203'::BYTEA"));
-    let result = or_panic!(stmt.query(&[]));
-    assert_eq!(
-        b"\x00\x01\x02\x03",
-        result.iter().next().unwrap().get_bytes(0).unwrap()
-    );
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn url_unencoded_password() {
     assert!(
diff --git a/postgres/tests/types/mod.rs b/postgres/tests/types/mod.rs
index 495dc3f5..1aad85cd 100644
--- a/postgres/tests/types/mod.rs
+++ b/postgres/tests/types/mod.rs
@@ -5,38 +5,47 @@ use std::f64;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::result;
 
+use postgres::types::{FromSql, FromSqlOwned, INT4, IsNull, Kind, ToSql, Type, WrongType, NUMERIC,
+                      TEXT};
 use postgres::{Connection, TlsMode};
-use postgres::types::{ToSql, FromSql, WrongType, Type, IsNull, Kind, TEXT, INT4, NUMERIC};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "with-bit-vec")]
 mod bit_vec;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-chrono")]
+mod chrono;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-eui48")]
 mod eui48;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-uuid")]
-mod uuid;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-time")]
-mod time;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-geo")]
+mod geo;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-rustc-serialize")]
 mod rustc_serialize;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-serde_json")]
 mod serde_json;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-chrono")]
-mod chrono;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-geo")]
-mod geo;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-time")]
+mod time;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-uuid")]
+mod uuid;
 
-fn test_type<T: PartialEq + FromSql + ToSql, S: fmt::Display>(sql_type: &str, checks: &[(T, S)]) {
+fn test_type<T, S>(sql_type: &str, checks: &[(T, S)])
+where
+    T: PartialEq + for<'a> FromSqlOwned + ToSql,
+    S: fmt::Display,
+{
     let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect(
         "postgres://postgres@localhost:5433",
         TlsMode::None,
     ));
     for &(ref val, ref repr) in checks.iter() {
         let stmt = or_panic!(conn.prepare(&*format!("SELECT {}::{}", *repr, sql_type)));
-        let result = or_panic!(stmt.query(&[])).iter().next().unwrap().get(0);
+        let rows = or_panic!(stmt.query(&[]));
+        let row = rows.iter().next().unwrap();
+        let result = row.get(0);
         assert_eq!(val, &result);
 
         let stmt = or_panic!(conn.prepare(&*format!("SELECT $1::{}", sql_type)));
-        let result = or_panic!(stmt.query(&[val])).iter().next().unwrap().get(0);
+        let rows = or_panic!(stmt.query(&[val]));
+        let row = rows.iter().next().unwrap();
+        let result = row.get(0);
         assert_eq!(val, &result);
     }
 }
@@ -184,6 +193,19 @@ fn test_text_params() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_borrowed_text() {
+    let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect(
+        "postgres://postgres@localhost:5433",
+        TlsMode::None,
+    ));
+
+    let rows = or_panic!(conn.query("SELECT 'foo'", &[]));
+    let row = rows.get(0);
+    let s: &str = row.get(0);
+    assert_eq!(s, "foo");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_bpchar_params() {
     let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect(
@@ -225,15 +247,9 @@ fn test_citext_params() {
     ));
     or_panic!(conn.execute(
         "INSERT INTO foo (b) VALUES ($1), ($2), ($3)",
-        &[
-            &Some("foobar"),
-            &Some("FooBar"),
-            &None::<&'static str>,
-        ],
-    ));
-    let stmt = or_panic!(conn.prepare(
-        "SELECT id FROM foo WHERE b = 'FOOBAR' ORDER BY id",
+        &[&Some("foobar"), &Some("FooBar"), &None::<&'static str>],
     ));
+    let stmt = or_panic!(conn.prepare("SELECT id FROM foo WHERE b = 'FOOBAR' ORDER BY id",));
     let res = or_panic!(stmt.query(&[]));
 
     assert_eq!(
@@ -253,6 +269,19 @@ fn test_bytea_params() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_borrowed_bytea() {
+    let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect(
+        "postgres://postgres@localhost:5433",
+        TlsMode::None,
+    ));
+
+    let rows = or_panic!(conn.query("SELECT 'foo'::BYTEA", &[]));
+    let row = rows.get(0);
+    let s: &[u8] = row.get(0);
+    assert_eq!(s, b"foo");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_hstore_params() {
     macro_rules! make_map {
@@ -293,7 +322,10 @@ fn test_array_params() {
     );
 }
 
-fn test_nan_param<T: PartialEq + ToSql + FromSql>(sql_type: &str) {
+fn test_nan_param<T>(sql_type: &str)
+where
+    T: PartialEq + ToSql + FromSqlOwned,
+{
     let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect(
         "postgres://postgres@localhost:5433",
         TlsMode::None,
@@ -394,17 +426,16 @@ fn domain() {
         }
 
         fn accepts(ty: &Type) -> bool {
-            ty.name() == "session_id" &&
-                match *ty.kind() {
-                    Kind::Domain(_) => true,
-                    _ => false,
-                }
+            ty.name() == "session_id" && match *ty.kind() {
+                Kind::Domain(_) => true,
+                _ => false,
+            }
         }
 
         to_sql_checked!();
     }
 
-    impl FromSql for SessionId {
+    impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for SessionId {
         fn from_sql(
             ty: &Type,
             raw: &[u8],
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/rows.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/rows.rs
index 482f7cc1..6b996fbf 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/rows.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/rows.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use postgres_shared::rows::RowIndex;
 
-use types::{WrongType, FromSql};
+use types::{FromSql, WrongType};
 
 /// A row from Postgres.
 pub struct Row {
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ impl Row {
     ///
     /// Panics if the index does not reference a column or the return type is
     /// not compatible with the Postgres type.
-    pub fn get<T, I>(&self, idx: I) -> T
+    pub fn get<'a, T, I>(&'a self, idx: I) -> T
     where
-        T: FromSql,
+        T: FromSql<'a>,
         I: RowIndex + fmt::Debug,
     {
         match self.try_get(&idx) {
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ impl Row {
     /// Returns `None` if the index does not reference a column, `Some(Err(..))`
     /// if there was an error converting the result value, and `Some(Ok(..))`
     /// on success.
-    pub fn try_get<T, I>(&self, idx: I) -> Result<Option<T>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>>
+    pub fn try_get<'a, T, I>(&'a self, idx: I) -> Result<Option<T>, Box<Error + Sync + Send>>
     where
-        T: FromSql,
+        T: FromSql<'a>,
         I: RowIndex,
     {
         let idx = match idx.__idx(&self.columns) {
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/test.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/test.rs
index 69c57c1d..6130a90c 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/test.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/test.rs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ fn domain() {
         to_sql_checked!();
     }
 
-    impl FromSql for SessionId {
+    impl<'a> FromSql<'a> for SessionId {
         fn from_sql(ty: &Type, raw: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Box<StdError + Sync + Send>> {
             Vec::<u8>::from_sql(ty, raw).map(SessionId)
         }