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  2. Is your air conditioner making you sick? Experts unpack 'air ...

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    Dust, dirt and mold on an air conditioner’s fan, radiator or interior (as pictured here) could potentially make you feel sick. (Getty Images) (Dmitrty via Getty Images)

  3. Is your heater making you sick? How to avoid cold-like ...

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    So you’re more likely to get a cold because your mucus is not as able to catch things that you breathe in.” ... Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, reports a filter’s ability to ...

  4. Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    CPVC sprinkler pipe inside a firestop mock-up. Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic produced by chlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. CPVC is significantly more flexible than PVC, and can also withstand higher temperatures. Uses include hot and cold water delivery pipes and industrial liquid handling.

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  6. Sick building syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Sick building syndrome can be caused by one's home. Laminate flooring may release more SBS-causing chemicals than do stone, tile, and concrete floors. [17] Recent redecorating and new furnishings within the last year are associated with increased symptoms; so are dampness and related factors, having pets, and cockroaches. [17]

  7. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    While hydrogen chloride fumes can also pose a health hazard in their own right, it dissolves in moisture and breaks down onto surfaces, particularly in areas where the air is cool enough to breathe, so would not be inhaled. [41]

  8. Can cold weather make you sick? Experts explain why more ...

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    Cold and flu season always comes around when the weather starts to change. But does cold, wet weather actually make you sick?Not really, experts say. But cooler temperatures and dry winter air can ...

  9. Vinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    The hepatotoxicity of vinyl chloride has long been established since the 1930s when the PVC industry was just in its early stages. In the very first study about the dangers of vinyl chloride, published by Patty in 1930, it was disclosed that exposure of test animals to just a single short-term high dose of vinyl chloride caused liver damage. [ 31 ]