If you’ve noticed small copper pinhole leaks, you’re not alone. Many homeowners with older plumbing systems encounter this problem and wonder why it’s happening. Copper plumbing is durable, but over ...

Copper pipes show corrosion signs like discoloration and green patches, which indicate potential failure points, especially under chloramine disinfection conditions PEX piping is vulnerable to ...

An appeals court said residents can pursue a class-action lawsuit against the city of Miramar and a consultant over water that allegedly corroded copper pipes at homes. A three-judge panel of the 4th ...

Using state-of-the-art in situ microscopy techniques, scientists were able to watch the oxidation of copper -- the primary building material for millions of miles of water piping -- at the atomic ...

CONTINUES RIGHT NOW ON 11. NEWS AT 530. NEW DETAILS INTO AN 11 NEWS INVESTIGATES EXCLUSIVE HIDDEN DANGER AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. EXPERT SAYS TREATED WATER IS NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM ...

Lead pipes once used routinely in municipal water distribution systems are a well-recognized source of dangerous lead contamination, but new research suggests that the partial replacement of these ...