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Summary

Experts agree that water chemistry is very complex and many natural environmental factors can affect the taste and odor of treated drinking water every day, regardless of which type of pipe is used to transport it. In fact, water utilities go to great lengths to remove objectionable tastes and odors from municipal drinking water, even when such factors are harmless to human health. But sometimes, slight tastes or odors in drinking water are perceived, regardless of the type of water supply or plumbing material, be it metal or plastic.

PPI members will continue to provide the public with safe and reliable drinking water systems through pipes and tubing produced from CPVC, HDPE, PEX, PP-R, PP-RCT and PE-RT piping systems.

Please visit the PPI website www.plasticpipe.org to obtain additional information on research, education and training, and to link directly to our members' websites.