Publication Summary

Health Concerns and Environmental Issues with PVC-Containing Building Materials in Green Buildings: Review of Current Practices and Trends in the Use, Recycling, and Disposal of PVC-Containing Building Materials (431-2006-0016)

Details

431-2006-0016
  
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10/1/2006

10/18/2006

Green Building
Plastics

Report

Presents results of a survey of existing scientific literature regarding the manufacture, use, recycling, and ultimate disposal of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in the built environment. The survey, funded by the California Integrated Waste Management Board to help guide policy decisions regarding the use of PVC, was conducted by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.