Reports on the Hazards of Vinyl, the Poison Plastic
The environmental and health threats posed by PVC’s production, use, and disposal are well documented in numerous reports. Below you will find links to some of the most comprehensive sources on PVC’s toxic lifecycle.
Hidden Hazards: Toxic Chemicals Inside Children’s Vinyl Back-to-School Supplies
Did you know toxic phthalates may be in your children’s back-to-school supplies? Our brand new report, Hidden Hazards: Toxic Chemicals Inside Children’s Vinyl Back-to-School Supplies found toxic chemicals linked to asthma and birth defects widespread in children’s vinyl back-to-school supplies. Seventy-five percent of children’s “back-to-school” supplies tested in a laboratory had elevated levels of toxic phthalates, including popular Disney, Spiderman, and Dora branded school supplies, such as vinyl lunchboxes, backpacks, 3-ring binders, raincoats, and rainboots. The levels of phthalates found in children’s school supplies would be illegal if these products were toys. Just like toys, school supplies are used by young children that are uniquely vulnerable to chemical exposure.
Read the report and supporting materials.
Toxic Toys R Us: PVC Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Packaging
A new report by CHEJ and the Teamsters found that Toys “R” Us has broken its promises to rid their shelves of toxic PVC toys. The report, Toxic Toys R Us – PVC Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Packaging found over 70% of toys tested contained PVC, the most toxic plastic for our health and environment.
Read the report, and the news release. Learn more at www.toxictoysrus.org
Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain’s Chemical Smell
A new laboratory study commissioned by CHEJ found the familiar “new shower curtain smell” may be toxic to your health. The study found one PVC shower curtain can release as many as 108 volatile organic chemicals into the air. Some of these chemicals can cause developmental damage as well as damage to the liver and central nervous, respiratory, and reproductive systems.
Read the report and supporting materials.
PVC: Bad News Comes in 3′s
The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards and the Looming Waste Crisis
written by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice & the Environmental Health Strategy Center
- Download PVC, Bad News Come in Threes, the Poison Plastic, Health Hazards & the Looming Waste Crisis
- Executive Summary of PVC Report
- Top Ten States Incinerating PVC waste
- Top Ten States Landfilling PVC Waste
- Major Findings of PVC Report
- National PVC Consumption Trends Chart
Top Ten Reports and Resources on PVC Hazards
- Aggregate Exposure to Phthalates
- Birds of Prey
- Blue Vinyl – a toxic comedy
- Economics of Phasing Out PVC
- Environmental Impacts of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Building Materials
- In Strictest Confidence – the Chemical Industry’s Secrets
- Message in a Bottle: The Impacts of PVC on Plastic Recycling
- Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain’s Chemical Smell
Other Useful Reports and Resources on PVC Hazards
- Body Burden – the Pollution in People
- Breathing Poison
- The Burning Question, Chlorine and Dioxin
- Chlorine, Combustion, and Dioxins
- Deceit and Denial
- Dioxin Contamination in Mossville, Louisiana
- Dioxin Factories Exposed
- Dioxin From Cradle to Grave
- Environmental Impacts in Communities Adjacent to PVC Production Facilities
- Environmental Issues of PVC
- How to Find and Avoid Vinyl in Your Home
- Lead and Cadmium in Children’s Vinyl Products
- Moving Towards Sustainable Plastics
- My House Is Your House
- Phthalates in Baby Crib Mattresses
- Phthalates in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
- Profile of Formosa Plastics
- PVC Fires List
- PVC Toy Report Card – 2003
- Sick of Dust – Chemicals in Common Products
- Toxic at any Speed
- Toxic Transformers – A Review of the Hazards of Brominated and Chlorinated Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Trade Secrets
- Trouble in Toyland
- Vinyl Chloride: A Case Study of Data Suppression and Misrepresentation
- Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain’s Chemical Smell
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