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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:Construction/Installation
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 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
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
Effect of copper chloride on the emissions of PCDD/Fs and PAHs from PVC combustion 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
Exploratory study on the combustion and PAH emissions of selected municipal waste plastics No No No
Monomethyl- and Trimethyltin Compounds Induce Learning Deficiencies in Young Rats Yes No No
Some biochemical and histopathological changes induced by polyvinyl chloride dust in rat lung. Yes No No
Pneumoconiosis and polyvinyl chloride. Yes No No
A case of pneumoconiosis caused by polyvinyl chloride Yes No No
Nature of the Action of Poly(vinyl Chloride) Dust on Lungs. Yes No No
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Products: A Green Guide to Ecological Sustainability Yes No No
Draft Environmental Impact Report Plastic Plumbing Pipe Yes No No
Impacts on the Environment From the Manufacture, Use and Disposal andSubstitution of PVC 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