Palestine, Ohio train wreck: It's the dioxin
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I am dubious about this. Vinyl chloride monomer is a very simple molecule (C2H3Cl). Combustion will tear it apart into the combustion products, phosgene (COCl2) and hydrogen chloride (HCl) (bad enough). "Dioxin" refers to a family of complex molecules built on the benzene ring. I don't see how combustion could lead to it. It would be like burning natural gas and having fats and sugars result.
But the guy has an issue with dioxin, so up go the flags. I notice he does not even identify what molecule he is talking about.
Agree with you.
TCDD, 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
If PCB-containing chemicals were also alight - that would present a dioxin exposure concern, but I have not heard that there were.