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[–] Cat-hax 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Because copper dosnt run out and you are not forced to buy another "bottle" of it.

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[–] prairie 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Coppers are also great at killing super-predators. - HRC

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[–] onesaltymotherfucker 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Plastic is cheaper than copper and it's not feasible for anyone to sue a hospital based on the fact that they neglected to implement copper. That's my Occam's razor of the day.

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[–] padtuboqu ago 

My fiance is a doctor and she said:

"Cost and also too much copper can cause copper poisoning.. Especially in hospitals when people's metabolism are out of whack"

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[–] morkathell ago 

Copper is expensive, and tarnishes.

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[–] Mannix 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Interesting article. Thanks for posting. I knew about silver, but not copper. Now that superbugs are threatening to return us to the pre-antibiotic era, maybe a return to the old techniques is needed.

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[–] BentAxel 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

So if copper is so great, you may be wondering, why don’t hospitals have more copper fittings and fixtures?

I don't think the author of the article actually went into any Hospitals in California. If they had, they would see that almost EVERY building has been plumbed with copper piping over the past 20 years. Has there been any effect here in California? I don't think so. If it had, there would be an anomaly so huge that it would be noted.

Source: work in commercial construction of hospitals.

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[–] zoot3d 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

it doesn't have anything to do with dispensing fluids via copper pipe... it's about making handrails / bedrails / elevators / everything else that you touch from copper as copper is antimicrobial. nothing to do with plumbing.

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[–] BentAxel 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Thank you for your clarification

That would be the industry then. The entire metal industry. Copper is a lot more expensive, 4x more than stainless and if you were complaining about prices of health care now, after copper no one would be able to afford it. Stainless is disinfected daily, that is much more cost effective than making copper hand rails, bed rails and all other.

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[–] MBB ago  (edited ago)

Because cleaning copper is a Giant pain in the ass and costly. France also banned aluminum cooking pans because they thought it cause Alzheimers, which is doesn't

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[–] FFSGTFO ago 

Nice source.

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