Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio. Numerous vinyl chloride rail accidents have struck communities across the U.S. A byproduct of natural gas, ethane is needed to make vinyl chloride which is a known human cancer agent, possibly producing symptoms of dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, drowsiness, and respiratory irritation, nervous system, musculoskeletal system, lymphatic system, and respiratory system damage. Pipes are one many things made of vinyl chloride.
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