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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:

Disposal/End-of-life

Impact Category:

Human Health Other

Impact Units:

disability adjusted life years (DALYs)

Sources:

Note: This list doesn't include 'Inactive' sources.

Source
Life Cycle Assessment of Polyvinyl Chloride and Alternatives: Summary Report	No	No	No
Pollutants in incineration flue gas.	No	No	No
Evaluation of respiratory effects of thermal decomposition products following single and repeated exposures of guinea pigs.	No	No	No
Pathobiochemical response of tracheobronchial lymph nodes following intratracheal instillation of polyvinylchloride dust in rats.	No	No	No
Self-reported short- and long-term respiratory effects among PVC-exposed firefighters.	No	No	No
Lung disease after exposure to polyvinyl chloride dust.	No	No	No
Biochemical assessment of the bioreactivity of intratracheally administered polyvinyl chloride dust in rat lung.	No	No	No
Pneumoconiosis in animals exposed to poly(vinyl chloride) dust.	No	No	No
Effects in the rat of inhaling PVC dust at the nuisance dust level (10 mg/m3).	No	No	No
Respiratory status of Los Angeles firemen. One-month follow-up after inhalation of dense smoke.	No	Yes	No
Transient hypoxemia in firemen following inhalation of smoke.	No	No	No
Pyrolysis kinetics of waste PVC pipe	Yes	No	No
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Products: A Green Guide to Ecological Sustainability	Yes	No	No
Impacts on the Environment From the Manufacture, Use and Disposal andSubstitution of PVC	Yes	No	No

U.S. Green Building Council