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This designation would lead to vinyl chloride being phased out of production, use, and sale.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"We applaud the EPA\u2019s proposal to designate vinyl chloride as a high-priority substance,\" said Kelly Leviker, PIRG's Beyond Plastic Advocate. \"The EPA should continue to follow the science and conclude that vinyl chloride is too dangerous for the health and well being of people and the environment.\"<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/toxicfreefuture.org\/research\/pvc-poison-plastic\/largest-vinyl-chloride-polluters\/#:~:text=More%20than%2010%20billion%20pounds,produced%20in%20the%20U.S.%20annually\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 billion pounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of vinyl chloride are produced on average annually in the U.S., primarily to make PVC plastic. There have been frequent and severe incidents (leaks, spills, explosions, fires) across the United States involving vinyl chloride and given their frequency, on average every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondplastics.org\/press-releases\/new-report-on-vinyl-chloride-accidents\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.3 days<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, future incidents are an inevitability.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinyl chloride is known to be harmful to public health and the environment, and with safer alternatives available on the market, the continued use of vinyl chloride is not only not necessary, but dangerous. Exposure to vinyl chloride can cause an increased risk for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/causes-prevention\/risk\/substances\/vinyl-chloride#:~:text=Vinyl%20chloride%20exposure%20is%20associated,cancers%2C%20lymphoma%2C%20and%20leukemia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">liver cancer, brain and lung cancers, lymphoma and leukemia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Vinyl chloride is pervasive in our air, water, and soil.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope the EPA will act quickly to phase out toxic vinyl chloride to ensure a safe and healthy future.\u00a0<\/span>","":null}}],"featured_content":[5673]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>20,302 public comments submitted in support of banning vinyl chloride<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vinyl chloride should be designated as a high priority substance.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/rhodeisland\/updates\/20302-public-comments-submitted-in-support-of-banning-vinyl-chloride\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" 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