Polyvinyl Chloride

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021577",
  "term": "Polyvinyl Chloride",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Refers to the family of plastic copolymers, also known as vinyl. PVC is used to make products such as pipes, bottles, upholstery, and automotive parts. (U.S. EPA, 1995c)\n\n2. A family of plastic copolymers, also known as vinyl. PVC is used to make products such as pipes, bottles, upholstery, and automotive parts.\n\n3. A tough, environmentally indestructible plastic that releases hydrochloric acid when burned.\n\n4. A polymer of vinyl chloride. It is tasteless, odorless and insoluble in most organic solvents. A member of the family vinyl resin, used in soft flexible films for food packaging and in molded rigid products, such as pipes, fibers, upholstery, and bristles.\n\n5. A polymer of vinylchloride. Tasteless, odorless, insoluble in most organic solvents. A member of the family vinyl resin, used in soft flexible films for food packaging and in molded rigid products, such as pipes, fibers, upholstery, and bristles.\n\n6. Either polyvinyl chloride homopolymer or polyvinyl chloride copolymer.",
  "abbreviation": "PVC",
  "synonyms": [
    "PVC (Plastic)"
  ],
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary",
    "Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "40 CFR 63.12005 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/polyvinyl-chloride/"
}