Common pipe alloy can form cancer-causing chemical in drinking water
(University of California - Riverside) Rusted iron pipes can react with residual disinfectants in drinking water distribution systems to produce carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in drinking water, reports a study by engineers at UC Riverside.
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