Among the vinyl polymers and copolymers, the polyvinyl-chloride (PVC) thermoplastics are the most commercially significant. With various plasticizers, fillers, stabilizers, lubricants, and impact ...

The mortality in a cohort of workers at a vinyl chloride polymerization plant has been updated, extending1 the period of observation in the original study from 1974 to 1986. Workers at this plant may ...

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 ...

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 derailed ...

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), ...

As Virginia continues to grow and modernize their infrastructure, the need for safe, reliable water systems is more urgent than ever. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing review of ...