Plastic pipes are polluting drinking water systems after wildfires – it's a risk in urban fires, too
When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, ...
NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...
When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, ...
A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.
A new report that warns of human health risks related to PVC and recommends it be avoided for drinking water pipes is "junk science" and a "disservice to public health." That is according to Bruce ...
A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic water pipes may be cheaper, but they also come with risks Mark Bernard/iStock/Getty Images Plus Flint, Michigan, made ...
Wildfires in California have been brutal in recent years, not only torching millions of acres of forest but also blazing through developed areas with vicious force. Fifteen of the 20 most destructive ...
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