Facts
We want to provide delegates for INC-5 with scientific information about polyvinyl chloride. This page will act as a repository for scientific studies and various other documents that can help inform the INC discussions.
Study Highlights Why PVC is Used in Medical Packaging
Focusing predominantly on medical blister packs, this academic study highlights why PVC is so widely used in medical products.
Study Shows Benefits of Plastic Packaging over Alternatives
Plastic is used widely in the packaging industry, and this academic study compares 53 life cycle assessments to determine why plastics are a great choice.
EPA Denies Petition to Classify Discarded PVC as Hazardous Waste
The Center for Biological Diversity requested that EPA classify discarded PVC as a hazardous material, but EPA denied the petition.
Food and Drug Administration Denies Petition Regarding Phthalates in Packaging
FDA denied a petition requesting that the agency ban on the use of eight ortho-phthalates in food based on alleged safety concern.
Utah State Pipe Break Report
This is a report from Utah State University highlighting the break rates of the most commonly used pipe materials. It concludes that PVC has the lowest break rate.
NSF61 Standards
NSF61 is an American National Standard that establishes minimum health-effects requirements for the chemical contaminants and impurities in drinking water from products, components and materials used in drinking water systems. PVC adheres to this standard.
LCA of PVC Water and Sewer Pipe
This is a comprehensive environmental review of underground PVC piping systems in North America based on a 100-year life cycle assessment methodology.
Plastic Pipes and Pump Efficiency
Plastic pipes like PVC can save farmers billions of dollars in pumping efficiency. Modernizing irrigation canals and pipes to plastic reduces water, energy, and carbon waste.