Drinking water from plastic pipes: Is it harmful?

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 22:30 in Health & Medicine

Pipe-in-pipe systems are now commonly used to distribute water in many homes. The inner pipe for drinking water is made of a plastic called cross-linked polyethylene. Are these pipes harmful to health and do they affect the taste and odor of drinking water?

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