Abstract

A railroad accident on February 3, 2023, led to the release and combustion of 115,580 gallons, equivalent to over 437,000 L, of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) in East Palestine, Ohio [1]. This monomer is used in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production, and its burning produces additional toxins such as hydrochloric acid and lethal phosgene, known as a notorious chemical weapon during World War I

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This article is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Publisher

Elsevier

Date of publication

2023

Language

english

Persistent identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4351

Document Type

Article

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