Topic: PVC

• Definition Decoder: PVC

  By: Sarah Peregoy | Comment | Mar 19, 4:51pm ET

  Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a versatile, inexpensive plastic material. Because of its complex composition, it can be manipulated into a wide variety of applications. PVC can be found in everything from clothes to electric wiring. But there’s a slight problem: Plasticizers that soften PVC  are poisonous and potentially carcinogenic. Love … More