The behind-the-wall framework of a home contains a vital plumbing system that keeps it running efficiently and safely. Within every residential plumbing system you have subsystems that include ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- No amount of lead is safe for a person to ingest, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are more lead water pipes in Chicago than anywhere else in the ...

The common use of lead as a material in plumbing dates back to the times of the Romans. Pliant and abundant, lead appeared to be the perfect material for transporting water into homes. That’s why many ...

An international research group has proposed a low-cost testing methodology for solar water pumping systems that can reportedly improve water access in developing countries. The novel approach enables ...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2024 (ENS) – To reduce the poisonous contamination of lead in American drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued the long-awaited final Lead ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...

Viktor Doychinov works for the University of Leeds as a Research Fellow. He is funded through the Pipebots project, EPSRC Grant EP/S016813/1. Hidden from sight, under the UK’s roads, buildings and ...

Andrew Whelton, an assistant professor in Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, is leading research into the effects plastic pipes have ...