PVC pipe and its future
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What you read is that a closer study of PVC is being started. This is why one needs to carefully analyze everything that shows up in the media. This why our country is so messed up. Ill-informed people take a tiny bit of media as the gospel and run with it. With all the PFAS , lead contaminated water, and other historical chemicals coming back to bite us in the rear end regarding health issues, we should welcome being concerned.
"But the Vinyl Institute, a trade group, said in an October statement that anticipated the review: "We welcome EPA's review, which will further assure that production of vinyl chloride and PVC products are safe.
"Manufacturers of vinyl chloride adhere to some of the most stringent safety and environmental regulations in the chemical industry."
Tuesday's action begins a year-long process that includes a public comment period. By around December 2024, EPA will announce what steps it intends to take -- from doing nothing, to placing additional restrictions on PVC, to banning it altogether in the United States, said Enck. "
"But the Vinyl Institute, a trade group, said in an October statement that anticipated the review: "We welcome EPA's review, which will further assure that production of vinyl chloride and PVC products are safe.
"Manufacturers of vinyl chloride adhere to some of the most stringent safety and environmental regulations in the chemical industry."
Tuesday's action begins a year-long process that includes a public comment period. By around December 2024, EPA will announce what steps it intends to take -- from doing nothing, to placing additional restrictions on PVC, to banning it altogether in the United States, said Enck. "
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MSN is attributing the article to AFP (Agence France-Presse is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.). Barrons and KPVI have run with it as well
something BPA free?
So you want PVC gone from potable water supply piping?
Get your checkbook out, your water bill will double.
Get your checkbook out, your water bill will double.
I welcome change, I just want to know what the product, and plan is to replace it.
Probably crosslinked polyethylene.
It's not about PVC itself, but not allowing potentially toxic additives such as lead or cadmium compounds. These are already seldom if ever used in water pipes. PVC is a commodity product and lowering the cost even a fraction of one percent with a cheaper additive has an appeal to less scrupulous suppliers.
there are many TOXIC items sold these days BUT as usual $$$$ will keep them on the market!!! many foods + additives are BANNED in europe BUT NOT in USA, again $$$$ lobbyist getting approvals + information being blocked which is typical in our great country run by big $$$$$ corporations!!
AKA PEX for the uniformed.
I know this is going to sound "out there" but I envision an world ban on most synthetic fabrics used in clothing because so much of it is ending up in the water supply via clothes washer and dryer.
Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe
Awareness is increasing about the presence of microplastics in our seas, land and air — and of their negative effects on ecosystems, animals and people. Microplastics can be released directly into the environment or can result from the degradation of larger pieces of plastic. The wearing and...
AI is quickly flooding the internet with more useless overly general information.
Hospitals still incinerate PVC medical waste.
I’m guessing the resulting cancer gas is good for the community
The primary benefit of PVC is its ability to stay sterile and septic, a variety of applications need this attribute.
As already noted, its not one of "Microsoft's AI generated clickbait articles." I'm not interested in this thread derailing into hogwash.
Look at what AFP is. These places are subscribed to their service.
I'm guessing PVC will be used for many more years.
You might be surprised what might be in our rivers. I haven't studied the details pro or con, but there is concern about estrogen from birth control making it's way past water treatment plants and back into rivers.I know this is going to sound "out there" but I envision an world ban on most synthetic fabrics used in clothing because so much of it is ending up in the water supply via clothes washer and dryer.
Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe
Awareness is increasing about the presence of microplastics in our seas, land and air — and of their negative effects on ecosystems, animals and people. Microplastics can be released directly into the environment or can result from the degradation of larger pieces of plastic. The wearing and...www.eea.europa.eu
New study finds estrogen has detrimental and surprising effects on freshwater wildlife
The International Institute for Sustainable Development-Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) and the University of New Brunswick today release the findings of a study that show that the birth control pill has unexpected effects on aquatic ecosystems.
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PVC, It's dyno-mite. PVC, It'll win the fight. PVC, it's a power load. PVC, now watch it explode!
I’m guessing the resulting cancer gas is good for
You built a potato gun didn’t you?
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