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It's an incredibly versatile material use in bottles, packaging, toys, construction materials, bedding, clothing, piping, wire coatings, imitation leather, furnishings and more.
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Toys containing PVC also contain toxic phthalates to make the PVC flexible. There are fears they could be linked to cancer, liver problems and infertility.
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- BBC News: Health, 1999. Europe to ban PVC toys. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/514242.stm
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- 1 Environmental Impacts of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Building ...http://www.healthybuilding.net/pvc/JT_HBN_2000_ORIGINAL.pdf
- Evaluation of The Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Reports ...http://www.elaw.org/system/files/REIA%2Bevaluation.pdf
- Environmental Impact in Communities Adjacent to PVC Production ...http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEED_tsac/Subra_PVC_Abstract.pdf
- FOOD PACKAGING STUDY A REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT By Tristan E ...http://www.ashlandfood.coop/about/packaging-study.pdf
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