vinyl chloride
noun
: a flammable gaseous carcinogenic compound C2H3Cl that is used especially to make vinyl resins
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Outside of the hair extension world, vinyl chloride is primarily used to make PVC for things like pipes and flooring.
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Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
People have also speculated that synthetic braiding hair could be linked to cancer due to the use of vinyl chloride in the chemical coating of the hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
This means that these five – notably including vinyl chloride, a contributor to the February 2023 East Palestine train derailment’s toxic cloud – will be studied for their impact on human health and environmental hazards.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
There were extremely high levels of trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride and benzene — colorless chemicals that can cause several diseases, including cardiac defects and some cancers, the ATSDR said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
People have also speculated that synthetic braiding hair could be linked to cancer due to the use of vinyl chloride in the chemical coating of the hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
This means that these five – notably including vinyl chloride, a contributor to the February 2023 East Palestine train derailment’s toxic cloud – will be studied for their impact on human health and environmental hazards.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
There were extremely high levels of trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride and benzene — colorless chemicals that can cause several diseases, including cardiac defects and some cancers, the ATSDR said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Vinyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20chloride. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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