To get one, go to the subscriptions page. THE CONVERSATION — Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 ...

The derailment of the train, which contained vinyl chloride, led to emergency crews burning the cancer-causing chemical in a billowing plume of black smoke to prevent an explosion. The U.S. may ...

Vinyl chloride poses serious health risks ... Doctor Eric Beckman, a Pitt professor of chemical engineering, said the chemical is used to make water pipes. “The pre-cursor is pretty dangerous ...

There is solid scientific evidence that vinyl chloride is a dangerous chemical, Enck says. Liz Hitchcock, director of Toxic-Free Future, agrees. “Vinyl chloride threatens our health and ...

The Biden administration has initiated 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 ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use of vinyl chloride in aerosols on Aug. 16, 1974, when the chemical was still used in paints, paint removers, adhesives and solvents.

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio. Gene J. Puskar Associated Press A train carrying vinyl ...

Nearly one dozen of the 38 train cars that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February 2023 were carrying hazardous materials, including a toxic chemical called vinyl chloride. The vinyl ...

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Environmental Health, Member of Pittburgh Liver Research Center, University of Pittsburgh Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke ...

(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.

The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following ...