In the past, PVC included lead (Pb) as a stabilizer, but due to the health and environmental hazards associated with Pb, it has gradually been phased out of numerous products. Concurrently, certain ...

The US EPA has started a review that could eventually ban PVC production, impacting rubber ducks, like these that float down the Chicago River in an annual fundraiser. The US Environmental Protection ...

As communities across New Jersey continue to replace hundreds of thousands of old drinking water pipes made of lead, a coalition of advocacy groups warned this week against using PVC pipes to deliver ...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OCTOBER 16TH WAS THE FEDERAL DEADLINE FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY TO SUBMIT THEIR INITIAL INVENTORIES. BUT AS PIPES ARE CHECKED IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS ONE HERE IN MIDDLE RIVER, THE ...