particularly when it comes to water supply lines. Up until the introduction of flexible plastic pipes like PVC and PEX, copper pipes were the most common type of pipe in residential housing.

As water utilities mobilize ... during the manufacturing process of plastic pipes and only “incredibly small amounts are left after you make the pipe.” Enck, who was an EPA regional ...

However, while most pipe materials have issues over long periods of time, there are potential hidden costs to using plastic pipes in drinking water systems that are raising serious questions and ...