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  2. 1,2-Dichloroethane - Wikipedia

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    The chemical compound 1,2-dichloroethane, commonly known as ethylene dichloride (EDC), is a chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is a colourless liquid with a chloroform -like odour . The most common use of 1,2-dichloroethane is in the production of vinyl chloride , which is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, furniture and automobile ...

  3. Chemical Control Superfund Site - Wikipedia

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    The company, Chemical Control Corporation, worked as a hazardous waste disposal plant from 1970 until its condemnation in 1979. Before the April 21, 1980 fire, it was reported [ 2 ] that over 50,000 drums of chemicals, including dioxin , benzene , cyanide , toluene , ethylene dichloride and more, were present on the site. [ 2 ]

  4. Vinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    1,2-Dichloroethane, ClCH 2 CH 2 Cl (also known as ethylene dichloride, EDC), can be prepared by halogenation of ethane or ethylene, inexpensive starting materials. EDC thermally converts into vinyl chloride and anhydrous HCl. This production method has become the major route to vinyl chloride since the late 1950s. [2] ClCH 2 −CH 2 Cl → CH 2 ...

  5. Agricultural wastewater treatment - Wikipedia

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    Piggery waste is comparable to other animal wastes and is processed as for general animal waste, except that many piggery wastes contain elevated levels of copper that can be toxic in the natural environment. The liquid fraction of the waste is frequently separated off and re-used in the piggery to avoid the prohibitively expensive costs of ...

  6. California Proposition 65 list of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Ethylene dibromide: 106-93-4 Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) 107-06-2 Ethylene glycol (when ingested) 107-21-1 Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether: 110-80-5 Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate: 111-15-9 Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether: 109-86-4 Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate: 110-49-6 Ethyleneimine (Aziridine) 151-56-4 ...

  7. Food loss and waste - Wikipedia

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    The last measurement in 2022 reports 59.9 kg/capita/year food waste production in the households, and the avoidable food waste part of it is 24 kg (40%). This indicates a reduction of 12% in total food waste and a reduction of 27% in avoidable food waste since the first measurement in 2016.

  8. Green solvent - Wikipedia

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    2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, a solvent derived from waste plant matter. First-generation biorefineries exploit food-based substances such as starch and vegetable oils. [18] For example, corn grain is used to make ethanol. Second-generation biorefineries use residues or wastes generated by various industries as feedstock for the manufacture of their ...

  9. 2014 Elk River chemical spill - Wikipedia

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    The Elk River chemical spill occurred on January 9, 2014, when crude 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) was released from a Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River, in Charleston in the U.S. state of West Virginia.