[SustainableTompkins] Join the PVC Day of Action Oct. 11th!

[GayNicholson at aol.com]

Ruth Richardson, a Cornell prof, is conducting research on the migration of  
chemicals from PVC pipe into drinking water.  I agreed to be in her study  
this summer.  We replaced ancient lead pipes in our house back in the early  80s 
with PVC.  
 
My house was one of two in her study that tested at the EPA limits for  vinyl 
chloride in drinking water.  They just took more samples yesterday to  
confirm.  I've always let the tap run for a bit in the morning before  drinking, but 
I think now I'll make sure it runs longer to clear the  line when the water 
has had time to accumulate any leachate.   Meanwhile, I'll have to look into 
what I can use to replace the incoming  pipe.  She said there was an 
alternative, but I've forgotten it now.
 
I know there is a national campaign to get PVC out of hospitals (and  
phthalates as well).
 
Gay
 
 
In a message dated 9/6/2006 12:10:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
joel.and.sarah.gagnon at lightlink.com writes:

What do  they propose to substitute for PVC in drain, waste, and vent 
piping? Also,  to my knowledge, all electrical wiring uses PVC insulation 
and sheathing.  Does an alternative even exist?

Joel