Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Sewers, Force Main

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carrying applications. Polyethylene-lined ductile iron pipe and fittings known as “poly-bond-lined” pipe is widely used for force mains conveying highly corrosive industrial or municipal wastewater. The types of thermoplastic pipe materials used for force main service are PVC, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), and polyethylene (PE).

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