1. What’s in Our Air?
Michael McKinney 5th

2. What Causes this Pollutant?
Three sources of PVC:
Manufacturing
Burning
Landfilling

3. Indoor or Outdoor Pollutant?
Indoor- Flexible PVC contaminates air quality
PVC facilitates hazardous mold growth
Outdoor- PVC Lifecycle
Hazardous by-products are released

4. Primary or Secondary Pollutant?
PVC emits directly from manufacturing

5. Human Health Effects Hydrogen Chloride causes respiratory damage
By-products released can cause cancer

6. Environmental Effect PVC contributes largely to burden pollutants
Burden pollutants persist longer
Examples include dioxins and phthalates

7. Prevention/Reduction
PVC is difficult to recycle
Most PVC is “downcycled”
Reduce use of PVC plastics