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Material:Drain-waste-vent pip - Rigid PVC Functional Units:1 foot of 3" ID pipe with 50 years service life
LCA Stage:Use
Impact Category: Human Health Toxic Exposures Impact Units:disability adjusted life years (DALYs)
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Note: This list doesn't include 'Inactive' sources.
Source Stakeholder Submission Contributes Qualitative Information Contributes Quantitative Information
Life Cycle Assessment of Polyvinyl Chloride and Alternatives: Summary Report No No No
The relative contribution of wood and poly(vinyl chloride) to emissions of PCDD and PCDF from house fires. No No No
Short-term adverse health effects in a community exposed to a large polyvinylchloride plastics fire. No Yes No
Mildest organochlorines still cause toxic pollution.[comment]. No No No
Long-term psychological distress among chemically exposed firefighters. No Yes No
Acute health effects among firefighters exposed to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fire. No No No
Psychological response of firefighters to a chemical fire. No No No
Synthetic polymers: main classes of plastics and their current uses. No No No
Evaluation of the pulmonary toxicity of plasticized polyvinyl chloride thermal decomposition products in guinea pigs by repeated CO2 challenges. No No No
Thermal decomposition products of PVC plastics: effects on guinea pig lung mechanics and pulmonary mixed function oxidase activity. No No No
Phosgene in the thermal decomposition products of poly(vinyl chloride): Generation, detection and measurement. No No No
Development of methodologies to assess the relative hazards from thermal decomposition products of polymeric materials. No No No
An approach to the toxicology of combustion products of materials. No No No
Polyvinyl chloride toxicity in fires. Hydrogen chloride toxicity in fire fighters. No No No
Life Cycle Assessment of Polyvinyl Chloride and Alternatives:Summary Report for Consultation No No No
UK Response to the European Commission's Green Paper on environmental issues of PVC No No No
LCA of PVC. No No No
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC and Alternative Materials, an overview No No No
Dioxin From Cradle to Grave - Recommendations Yes No No
Experimenting on Children No No No
Plastics streams in Germany—an analysis of production, consumption and waste generation No No No
Uncertainty in Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Toxic Releases Impact Assessment of Toxic Releases in a Substance Flow Analysis for PVC in Sweden No No No
Life cycle assessments of PVC products :green guides to ecological sustainability / No No No
PVC :a primary contributor to the U.S. dioxin burden No No No
PVC and the environment. No No No
PVC in perspective :the facts. Yes No No
Volatile organic components migrating from plastic pipes (HDPE, PEX and PVC) into drinking water No No No
Effect of copper chloride on the emissions of PCDD/Fs and PAHs from PVC combustion No No No
A study on organotin levels in Canadian drinking water distributed through PVC pipes No No No
PCDD/PCDF Contamination Following a Plastics Fire in a University Lecture Hall Building No No No
The MGM Grand Hotel Fire: Lessons Learned From a Major Disaster No No No
Study of Biological Samples Obtained from Victims of MGM Grand Hotel Fire No No No
Vinyl chloride No No No
PVC and the Environment No No No
Charles River Associates report for the Chlorine No No No
Impacts of Chlorine Use of Environmental and Public Health" (A Science Report to Governor John Engler) No No No
THE APPORTIONMENT OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND THE EFFECT OF REMEDIAL ACTION AT TWO INDOOR AIR PROBLEM SITES No No No
Exploratory study on the combustion and PAH emissions of selected municipal waste plastics No No No
Leaching of Organotin Compounds from Poly(vinylchloride) (PVC) Material Yes No No
Delayed brainstem auditory evoked potential latencies in 14 year old children exposed to methylmercury Yes No No
Process emissions for vinyl pipe industry Yes No No
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Products: A Green Guide to Ecological Sustainability Yes No No
Mechanism of thermal stabilization of PVC by organotin compounds: Scavenging of chlorine atoms Yes No No
Specific Comments On The Food And Drug Administration'sEvaluation Of The Environmental Issues Associated With The Proposed Rule On PVC Yes No No
A pharmacokinetic interpretation of increasing concentrations of DEHP inhemodialysed patients Yes No No
Impacts on the Environment From the Manufacture, Use and Disposal andSubstitution of PVC Yes No No
Endocrine-disrupting agents on healthy human tissues Yes No No
Air Contamination with vinyl chloride (VC) from PVC –Products. Yes No No
Studies of possible chemical emissions from PVC articles used in indoor applications and effect on indoor air quality Yes No No
Compilation of cancer potency factors and acceptable daily intake values No No No
Human toxicity potentials for life cycle analysis and toxics release inventory risk screening. No No No