Vinyl Chloride Linked to Angiosarcoma
Vinyl Chloride Known to Cause Angiosarcoma and Other Deadly Cancers
Over 40 years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an intensive study of the health dangers of a chemical plastics plant. The review determined vinyl chloride (VC) monomer was a causative agent of the deadly cancer Angiosarcoma. Several subsequent studies over recent years have confirmed the association, and workers in the chemical and plastics field have seen first-hand the dangerous health consequences. VC is now universally considered to be a highly potent chemical carcinogen.
Vinyl chloride (VC) is manufactured exclusively for polymerization into polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a plastic used in various industries and capacities, such as construction, piping, packaging, wire and cable coatings, and transportation. Vinyl chloride is also used as a combustion product in tobacco. The toxic products are also in household products such as flooring, water piping, videodiscs, and even credit cards. Global PVC production in 2002 was valued at approximately US$19 billion.
Reviews by the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have repeatedly warned that vinyl chloride is a human carcinogen. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has echoed these concerns, though the chemical still causing widespread damage. Exposure to the toxic material can cause reactions that primarily target the liver, brain, and lungs.
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发表于 2017-8-3 14:40:03
