vinyl chloride
noun
: a flammable gaseous carcinogenic compound C2H3Cl that is used especially to make vinyl resins
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After a train carrying chemicals derailed and caught fire in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023, residents were exposed to carcinogens such as vinyl chloride, acrolein and dioxin.
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Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Its 38 cars were carrying hazardous chemicals — including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol, and benzene residue.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 June 2025
Other contaminants from the factory and in the Floridan Aquifer are still on the move, including TCE, PCE, TCA and vinyl chloride.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Its 38 cars were carrying hazardous chemicals — including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol, and benzene residue.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 June 2025
Other contaminants from the factory and in the Floridan Aquifer are still on the move, including TCE, PCE, TCA and vinyl chloride.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Vinyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinyl%20chloride. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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