vinyl chloride
noun
: a flammable gaseous carcinogenic compound C2H3Cl that is used especially to make vinyl resins
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Despite potential health effects, officials intentionally released and burned toxic vinyl chloride three days after the crash, sending flames and smoke into the air.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Besides the fire, the derailment spilled 38,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into the nearby area.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 26 June 2024
The chemicals included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and isobutylene.
—Amanda Garrett, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Paul Stancil, an NTSB hazardous materials investigator, said that representatives from Oxy Vinyl, the shipper who owned the five tank cars of vinyl chloride, did not believe the procedure was justified by the facts available at the time.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Besides the fire, the derailment spilled 38,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into the nearby area.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 26 June 2024
The chemicals included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and isobutylene.
—Amanda Garrett, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Paul Stancil, an NTSB hazardous materials investigator, said that representatives from Oxy Vinyl, the shipper who owned the five tank cars of vinyl chloride, did not believe the procedure was justified by the facts available at the time.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 June 2024
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“Vinyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20chloride. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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