vinyl chloride
noun
: a flammable gaseous carcinogenic compound C2H3Cl that is used especially to make vinyl resins
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Norfolk Southern contractors advised emergency responders to breach the five tank cars, drain the contents and then set fire to the tens of thousands of gallons of vinyl chloride inside.
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Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Norfolk Southern released and ignited 115,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, a lethal flammable gas used to make PVC plastic, along with a variety of other chemicals and petroleum products.
—Misti Allison, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025
Struggling to contain the fire, officials feared five tank cars carrying vinyl chloride were in danger of exploding.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
His work in East Palestine, Ohio—a predominantly white Republican community grappling with the aftermath of a vinyl chloride spill—provides a compelling example of this principle in action.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Norfolk Southern released and ignited 115,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, a lethal flammable gas used to make PVC plastic, along with a variety of other chemicals and petroleum products.
—Misti Allison, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025
Struggling to contain the fire, officials feared five tank cars carrying vinyl chloride were in danger of exploding.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
His work in East Palestine, Ohio—a predominantly white Republican community grappling with the aftermath of a vinyl chloride spill—provides a compelling example of this principle in action.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Vinyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20chloride. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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