Ffa Use of Piping in Landscapes

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INTRO: Hello, my name is Melanie Coto. Hi, my name is Marisol Fernandez. And we’re from the Kennedy FFA Chapter. Our division in ornamental horticulture demonstrations is Landscape Maintenance. Today, we will be presenting irrigation and piping. Piping? We’re gonna play Mario Bros.? No Marisol, PVC PIPING! Polyvinyl chloride, commonly abbreviated PVC, is the third-most widely-produced plastic, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC is widely used in construction because it is durable, cheap, and easily worked. Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and re-vegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. Additionally, irrigation also has a few other uses in crop production, which include protecting plants against frost, suppressing weed growing in grain fields and helping in preventing soil consolidation. Irrigation systems are also used for dust suppression, disposal of sewage, and in mining. Irrigation is often studied together with drainage, which is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area. Is Working with PVC Pipe Safe? Working with common PVC pipe can be as safe as working with other kinds of craft and building-type materials.. Don't confuse the added-to plastic found in those products with "furniture" and "plumbing" grades PVC pipe and fittings. They are not the same thing. In many plastic products a couple of additives, called plasticizers, may have been added that make PVC change properties. 1. Phthalates are chemical substances that make PVC flexible and soft. These additives are used in products like toys, baby products, cosmetics, food wrapping materials, shower curtains and so on. 2. Bisphenol-A is used to make

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