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  2. Vinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    Vinyl chloride is an organochloride ... levels in ambient air with 4,000 ppm having a threshold effect. ... Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen that causes a ...

  3. EPA to review toxic vinyl chloride after Ohio train derailment

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    The EPA says long-term exposure to vinyl chloride by inhaling or through oral contact in humans has led to instances of liver damage and cancer, and its use has been banned in aerosols, drugs and ...

  4. Studying vinyl chloride's health effects - AOL

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    Multiple cars containing vinyl chloride spilled their contents onto the ground, which is suspected of leading to contamination of the water, and the air after a fire. Studying vinyl chloride's ...

  5. Microplastics and human health - Wikipedia

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    Humans are exposed to toxic chemicals and microplastics at all stages in the plastics life cycle. Microplastics effects on human health are of growing concern and an area of research. The tiny particles known as microplastics (MPs), have been found in various environmental and biological matrices, including air, water, food, and human tissues.

  6. EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Water contamination in Crestwood, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Exposure to vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen, can cause a number of health problems including blood tumors, liver tumors, liver cancer, permanent liver damage, immune system damage, nerve damage, reproductive effects. [6] The lowest levels (of vinyl chloride exposure) that produce liver changes, nerve damage, and immune reaction in ...

  8. Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern

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    Hydrogen chloride is a colorless to yellowish gas with a strong odor and its primarily effect on humans is skin, eye, nose and throat irritation. It is considered safe at 5 ppm for an eight-hour ...

  9. IARC group 3 - Wikipedia

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    IARC group 3 substances, chemical mixtures and exposure circumstances are those that can not be classified in regard to their carcinogenicity to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).