Testing the Effect of Plastic Pipes on Potable Water

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A government grant is enabling researchers to study how plastic pipe affects drinking water odor and chemical quality

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Plastic building products are no strangers to controversy. But at least one of the concerns dogging the use of plastic pipes in green buildings is now being addressed by scientific research.

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/testing-effect-plastic-pipes-potable-water