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January 26, 20260 citationsOpen Access

From 1970s Infrastructure to Modern Adaptive Solutions: Upgrading Shifting Foundations with PEX Plumbing and Communal Hot Water for Improved Microplastic Filtration

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TSTasia Saumier

Key Points

  • To explore the impact of upgraded plumbing systems on microplastic exposure and filtration in aging buildings.
  • Examined adaptive plumbing infrastructure in a 1970s building
  • Discussed the replacement of metal piping with PVC systems
  • Analyzed implications for microplastic exposure and filtration
  • Identified significant improvements in microplastic filtration with new systems
  • Noted reduced environmental stress from seismic and ground shifting
  • Highlighted benefits for public health through improved building materials

Abstract

This publication presents a formal, verbatim dialogue examining adaptive plumbing infrastructure in a 1970s building undergoing environmental stress, including seismic activity, ground shifting, and material degradation. The discussion integrates building biology, public health, and material science, with particular attention to the replacement of corrosive metal piping with adaptive PVC systems and the resulting implications for microplastic exposure and filtration.

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Tasia Saumier (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6977032e722626c4468e82dahttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18357811
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