Four of the train cars involved in the East Palestine train derailment were carrying a chemical called vinyl chloride. It is a very dangerous chemical when ingested or breathed in.

THE CONVERSATION — Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver. It has ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver. It ...

The freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3, 2023 was carrying vinyl chloride, a chemical that can cause liver damage. The chemical, which is used to make PVC piping, has ...

The Environmental Protection Agency may soon launch a formal investigation into the impact of Ohio’s train derailment that exposed the area to cancer-causing chemical vinyl chloride.

The Biden administration is initiating a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery ...

Vinyl chloride is a chemical used to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, vehicle upholstery and picnic utensils, NBC News reported. It’s a “ colorless gas that burns easily,” according ...

The use of vinyl chloride in aerosols was banned in 1974, but it can still be used in other ways. ... The claim: Derailed Ohio train was carrying 300,000 gallons of chemical banned in 1974.

Vinyl chloride monomer is an intermediary chemical found in PVC products used every day, Monroe said, “including PVC pipes that deliver clean drinking water, vinyl windows, siding for energy ...

Vinyl chloride is a chemical used to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, vehicle upholstery and picnic utensils, NBC News reported. It’s a “ colorless gas that burns easily,” according ...

Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver. It has been shown to cause ...

Lire cet article en français. Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver.