vinyl chloride

collocation in English

meaningsofvinylandchloride

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vinyl
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvaɪ.nəl/us
/ˈvaɪ.nəl/
strong plastic that can be bent, used for making floor coverings, furniture, clothing, etc., or (especially in the ...
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chloride
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈklɔː.raɪd/us
/ˈklɔːr.aɪd/
a chemical compound that is a mixture of chlorine and ...
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(Definition ofvinylandchloridefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, they could be also be formed after occupational exposure tovinylchlorideor urethane.
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These compounds probably arise from a reaction with 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, the main aldehyde compound released during lipid peroxidation, or after occupational exposure tovinylchloride.
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The small area health statistics unit will complete itsvinylchloridestudy later this year.
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I do not think the discovery thatvinylchloridemonomer is carcinogenic is of great scientific value.
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What action he is taking to protect workers from exposure tovinylchloridemonomer; and if he will make a statement.
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I understand the council is keeping other effects ofvinylchloridemonomer under review.
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I turn to another substance that is widely used in industry—vinylchloridemonomer.
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The gas, thevinylchloridemonomer, is known to be extremely dangerous.
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An association between this disease and high levels ofvinylchloridevapour is accepted.
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It also agreed a directive to protect the health of workers exposed tovinylchloridemonomer.
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This code will deal with the manufacture ofvinylchlorideand its subsequent polymerisation to polyvinyl chloride.
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I turn now to the question of polyvinyl-chloride, which has occasioned considerable interest, particularly the question ofvinylchloridemonomer.
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But it is of tremendous social value when you think that workers are usingvinylchloridemonomer in the course of making polyvinyl chloride plastic.
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It includesvinylchlorideand other petrochemicals.
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I support the extension of the existing directive on carcinogens to include dust from oak and beech wood, category 1 and category 2 mutagens andvinylchloridemonomer.
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As in the case ofvinylchlorideand asbestosis, we so often wait until there are deaths before we take action and introduce the necessary controls.
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The use ofvinylchloridemonomers and such substances illustrates the need for a more rapidly-moving statutory process which is responsive to the changes taking place in industry.
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Similar studies have shown that workers have been exposed tovinylchloridemonomer—an industrial chemical, widely used in making plastics, that may cause cancer—and many other hazardous chemicals.
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