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AWWARF LOOKS AT PVC PIPE'S LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE

AwwaRF sponsored a study to examine the long-term performance of PVC water pipes. Key points from the research paper are summarized in "AwwaRF Looks At PVC Pipes Long-Term Performance."

EVALUATING LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE

Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC) paper on the importance of using transparent and verifiable standards when determining the environmental impacts of a pipe product. No other pipe material has disclosed environmental impact to as transparent and regulated a degree as the PVC pipe industry.

INDEPENDENT STUDY SINGS THE PRAISES OF PVC WATER PIPE

This article summarizes the findings of an AWWA Research Foundation survey of water utilities in the early 1990's of PVC pipe's performance.

UNI-PUB-10: WHEN PERFORMANCE COUNTS | PVC PIPE, SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN CRITICAL SYSTEMS

This technical publication, "When Performance Counts," reviews the benefits of PVC for buried water applications.

UNI-PUB-14: INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULARLY ORIENTED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVCO) PIPE

Molecularly Oriented PVC Pipe — PVCO: light-weight, thinner-walled alternative with the same pressure capacity as thicker-walled PVC pipe.

UNI-PUB-19: THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF PVC PIPE

Health, safety, and the environment: PVC pipe’s performance is outstanding across the board.

WATER QUALITY

Water professionals are well aware of PVC's ability to maintain the water quality in their distribution network, as are those responsible for the animals in our nation's aquariums. The experts at Newport Aquarium discuss their preference for using PVC in their water piping systems. The article's title is "When Water Quality Matters, PVC Delivers."