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PEX pipe causes cancer
replying to PeterSherman, brasky wrote:
This says it may be carcinogenic https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rele...-plumbing.html This says there may be healthier versions https://www.todayshomeowner.com/are-...er-pipes-safe/ either way you'd be ignorant to ignore multiple third party studies recorded in the scientific community proving safe in some cases (de chlorinated tap water) and not others (regular tap water) or just not passing state safety standards because federal ones dont exist yet -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...er-433787-.htm |
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PEX pipe causes cancer
On 7/10/2019 5:44 PM, brasky wrote:
replying to PeterSherman, brasky wrote: This says it may be carcinogenic https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rele...-plumbing.html This says there may be healthier versions https://www.todayshomeowner.com/are-...er-pipes-safe/ either way you'd be ignorant to ignore multiple third party studies recorded in the scientific community proving safe in some cases (de chlorinated tap water) and not others (regular tap water) or just not passing state safety standards because federal ones dont exist yet That is correct. Federal standards are for food contact. There are other organizations like the Consumer Products Testing Labs and NSF for drinking water contact: https://www.nsf.org/newsroom_pdf/wat...fact_sheet.pdf Most local agencies find this acceptable for their local use. As for any material there are acceptable levels of contaminates. Now that we can measure down in parts per trillion that does not mean that only one ppt of practically everything can cause cancer. |
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