Heat-damaged plastic pipes can continue to leach chemicals into water over time. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University; Amisha Shah, Purdue University, and Kristofer P. Isaacson, Purdue University December 16, 2020 – When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of […]