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It wasn’t formaldehyde either.

• margalabargala 4y ago
  Vinyl chloride will form some dioxin upon combustion. When left to break down in the environment, after several days vinyl chloride will break down into a combination of formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid. The latter of which won't be harmful, but the former will be.
  • XorNot 4y ago
    Vapor phase formaldehyde breaks down in the air within hours.[1] It will also be destroyed in the soil by any number of mechanisms, with a half-life of about 14 days. [2] [1] https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tfacts111.pdf https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tfacts111.pdf [2] https://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/substance?substanceId=1&identifier=Formaldehyde&identifierType=name&menuItemId=76&catId=115 https://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/substance?substanceId=1&identif...
  • xadhominemx 4y ago
    I do not think combustion of vinyl chloride at atmospheric pressure is going to create much if any dioxin