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 ...

Olin executives disclosed at a recent investor conference that the company intends to enter the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) business. Olin already produces vinyl chloride and ethylene dichloride (EDC), ...

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 ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Is that rubber ducky your child plays with safe? It likely contains a toxic chemical called vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen banned in aerosols in 1974, but not other products. It’s still used to ...

(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 ...