Lead Water Pipes Created a Health Disaster in Flint, but Replacing Them With Cheaper Plastic – As Some Cities Are Doing – Carries Hidden Costs

Water Policy Specialist Rajpreet Grewal, Director Melissa Scanlan, and UWM-SFS Professor Laodong Guo recently discussed the potential human and environmental health impacts of a popular lead pipe replacement material – plastic – with The Conversation.

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs – The Conversation