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

  • Written by Rajpreet Grewal, Water Policy Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costsPlastic water pipes may be cheaper, but they also come with risksMark Bernard/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive water had damaged aging lead pipes, exposing...

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