The train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, was carrying vinyl chloride. That chemical was banned in aerosols in 1974, but is still used to make other products.

How Vinyl Chloride Can Negatively Impact the Environment The toxic chemical came spilling out of a derailed train in Ohio. Learn the impact to the surrounding environment.

Research on the chemical vinyl chloride burned in the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment indicates it could cause the same kind of liver disease brought on by heavy drinking.

The use of vinyl chloride in aerosols was banned in 1974, but it can still be used in other ways.

Beyond Plastics has called for the EPA to ban vinyl chloride and earlier this year released a report warning about the potential dangers of using PVC in drinking water pipes.

The Environmental Protection Agency may soon launch a formal investigation into the impact of Ohio’s train derailment that exposed the area to cancer-causing chemical vinyl chloride.

IS IT DANGEROUS? Vinyl chloride is associated with increased risk of liver cancer and other cancers, according to the federal government's National Cancer Institute. The effect was studied in PVC ...

Vinyl chloride, used to make things like PVC pipes and packaging, is also toxic and highly flammable, and was at the center of a major train disaster in Ohio last year.

The effect was studied in PVC pipe makers, who breathed in vinyl chloride and developed rare liver cancers, said Ruth Lunn, who studies carcinogens at the National Institute of Environmental ...

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.