This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) — Four of the ...

A Feb. 22 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a woman's face and scribbled mathematical formulas. "Trying to understand why a train was carrying over 300,000 gallons of a ...

(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 been ...

In 1974, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use of vinyl chloride in aerosols. It is still used primarily to produce polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, one of the most widely produced plastics ...

Vinyl chloride entered the spotlight after the Feb. 3 Ohio train derailment. But the hazardous substance has been around for decades and is everywhere — from buildings and vehicle upholstery to ...

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 the ...

This story was originally published on Packaging Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Packaging Dive newsletter. The U.S. EPA announced Wednesday it will formally ...

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Recent advances in polymer science have focused on enhancing the durability of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) films by improving their resistance to photodegradation and ...

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