The Hidden Health Risks of Plastic Pipes – Safe Piping Matters Growing use of plastic piping raises questions about their impact on the health of the people who install them. Because for plumbers, exposure happens nearly every day.

As healthy building practices evolve, #plasticpipes deserve scrutiny. Cutting & installing #PVC, #PEX & #CPVC pipes expose #plumbers to #microplastics & fumes. Later, plastic plumbing can degrade building water quality. Material choices have health impacts.

Research finds #PEX pipes interact with free chlorine in water to create byproducts including carcinogenic trihalomethanes (THMs). People then ingest the THMs by skin contact during showers & dishwashing. Triggers include stagnation, elevated temperature, & biofilm growth. buff.ly/8nG30Ps

Added another riser & spigot for the future potato mounds or boxes; I still haven't decided yet. #pex #raisedbedgarden #wolfdog #plumbing #potato

Added another riser & spigot for the future potato mounds or boxes; I still haven't decided yet. #pex #raisedbedgarden #wolfdog #plumbing #potato