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Environmental Toxicology (POISONS + TRAIN DERAILMENT) with Kimberly K. Garrett

Ologies with Alie Ward

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How Does Vinyl Chloride Combust?

The train derailment started a fire and the heat was rising. The pressure was building in the tankers carrying vinyl chloride. When vinyl chloride combusts, it produces carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. There's also Fosgene, which is famous for being a chemical weapon used in World War One. It disrupts the interaction between the lowest parts of your lungs and your bloodstream.

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