End-use industries gain from the several favorable characteristics of high-density polyethylene (HDPE); Utilization in pipes in building & construction industry propelling revenues in Asia Pacific ...

Long-term study of migration of volatile organic compounds from cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes and effects on drinking water quality. Journal of Water and Health , 2011; 9 (3): 483 DOI: 10. ...

We tested several popular plastic drinking water pipes, including high-density polyethylene (HDPE), crosslinked polyethylene (PEX), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC).

In contrast, gasoline and solvents can permeate polyethylene pipes, and pure benzene and other dangerous organic compounds also permeate PVC pipe without rubber gaskets (although gasoline does not ...

Cross-linked polyethylene, or PEX, pipe, has gained popularity over the past three decades among professionals, DIYers and homeowners. ... Now that you have been briefed on the various types of ...

Color-coded for your convenience (red pipes are for hot water, ... However, cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes are rapidly becoming the plumbing pipe of choice due to their flexibility, ...

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.

Copper pipe is two to three times more expensive than polyethylene pipe, ... Other communities' acceptance of PE has turned it into the No. 1 pipe material used in water systems in Europe and ...

(Shenandoah) -- Shenandoah officials want to provide residents an option regarding water pipes.

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 ...

Hamilton, which operates its own water utility, used the high-density polyethylene pipe when it replaced water mains in the neighborhood about 20 years ago, said Hamilton Executive Director of ...