The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying a chemical called vinyl chloride, which some posts claim has been banned since 1974. That’s only true for some products.

The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying a chemical called vinyl chloride, which some posts claim has been banned since 1974. That’s only true for some products.

Our rating: Partly false. The use of vinyl chloride in aerosols was banned in 1974, but it can still be used in other ways. Most vinyl chloride currently produced in the U.S. is used to make ...

It likely contains a toxic chemical called vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen banned in aerosols in 1974, but not other products. Skip to main content. You have permission to edit this ...

But shrapnel wasn’t the only risk. Inhaling vinyl chloride fumes can be deadly. Even people in neighboring towns were at risk. On Feb. 10, seven days after the crash, the Environmental ...

Vinyl chloride has a 2 rating—a "moderate" hazard, described as posing a "temporary or minor, reversible injury [that may be] harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin." ...

The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying a chemical called vinyl chloride, which some posts claim has been banned since 1974. That’s only true for some products.

Vinyl chloride is used primarily to produce polyvinyl chloride, one of the world’s most widely-produced plastics. Only its use in aerosols was banned in 1974. We rate this claim Mostly False.