Andrew J. Whelton receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Federal Highway Administration, and Purdue University. He was named in patent ...

A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.

Watering an entire lawn doesn't require a lot of money. For just a couple of dollars, you can make a customized lawn sprinkler out of cheap PVC piping. Sprinklers aren't terribly expensive to begin ...