How vinyl chloride, chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver – it’s used to make PVC plastics

Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver. Juliane I. Beier, University of Pittsburgh The Conversation It has been shown to cause liver cancer, as well as a nonmalignant liver disease known as […]

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