David A. Chasis has been involved in plastic fluid handling products for over 45 years. He is president of Chasis Consulting, Inc., author of the first and second edition books “Plastic Piping Systems” (published by Industrial Press, New York, New York) , edited two Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA) books: “Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems Workbook” and “Design Guide for PVC Piping Systems for Commercial and Industrial Applications”, is a member of and consultant to PPFA, author of over 36 published articles on plastics, presenter of dozens of plastic piping seminars and webinars, and the creator and caretaker of the website.
Table of Contents by Topic
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I : General Plastics
Chapter 1 : Celebrating 100 Years and Going Strong
Chapter 2 : Chemicals and Plastics
Chapter 3 : The China Study
Chapter 4 : Defining Bioplastic Terminology
Chapter 5 : The History of North American Plastic Piping Distributors
Chapter 6 : Internet...Cure or Blessing for Plastics
Chapter 7 : Pearls of Plastic
Chapter 8 : Plastic Piping Systems and the Internet
Chapter 9 : Plastics and PETA
Chapter 10 : Potable Water for a Honduran Village
Chapter 11 : PVC Pipe Used for Non-Piping Applications
Chapter 12 : Transformation from a Radical to a Rational Environmentalist
Chapter 13 : Vinyl and the Planet of the APES
Part II : General Plastic Piping
Chapter 14 : Advantages of Flexible Grooved-Coupled Plastic Piping Systems
Chapter 15 : The Evolution of Pipe
Chapter 16 : Fairy Tale or Reality
Chapter 17 : How to Select the Proper Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Material
Chapter 18 : The Ideal Pipe
Chapter 19 : Joining Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems
Chapter 20 : Join the Revolution... Think Plastics
Chapter 21 : Life Cycle Assessment and Plastic Piping
Chapter 22 : Light Bulbs and Pipe
Chapter 23 : Plastic Piping in Industrial Applications
Chapter 24 : Plastic Piping Systems... Here's to Your Health
Chapter 25 : Plastics Learn Their Role in Plumbing System Design
Chapter 26 : The Real Green Piping Systems
Chapter 27 : Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Plastic Piping
Chapter 28 : Similarities of Plastic Tape and Pipe
Chapter 29 : Sustainability and Plastic Pipe
Chapter 30 : Sustainable Piping Systems for Green Building
Chapter 31 : Think Plastics : Thermoplastic Piping Gaining Industry Acceptance
Chapter 32 : Trenchless Piping and Plastics
Chapter 33 : Why Plastic Piping
Part III : Plastic Materials and Products
Chapter 34 : ABS... The Other Piping Material
Chapter 35 : CPVC Piping Systems
Chapter 36 : Environmentally Sound Piping Systems
Chapter 37 : Facts Regarding PVC Piping and the Environment
Chapter 38 : Homeowners Embrace PEX for Hot and Cold-Water Distribution
Chapter 39 : Plastic Piping System Fabrications
Chapter 40 : PVC...Pipe's Most Versatile Material
Chapter 41 : Recycling PVC Piping Systems
Chapter 42 : Super Pipe
Chapter 43 : Thermoplastic Flanges
Chapter 44 : The Ultimate Piping Material
Chapter 45 : Why PVC Piping Systems?
Chapter 46 : Why Specify Plastic Valves?
Conclusion
Index
