Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site akgua.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!rjb From: rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob]) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: New vinyl smell Message-ID: <533@akgua.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 08:03:59 EST Article-I.D.: akgua.533 Posted: Thu Feb 2 08:03:59 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 14:45:07 EST References: <580@pyuxqq.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Technologies, Atlanta Lines: 13 Vinyl Chloride gas is ( I think ) an odorless and colorless gas that is the monomer that PVC or "vinyl" plastic is made from. I suspect that the new vinyl smell is caused by evaporation of the solvents and other volatiles that might be part of the plasticizer(s) in the vinyl. Bob Brown {...pur-ee!inuxc!ihnp4!clyde!akgua!rjb} AT&T Technologies, Inc.............. Norcross, Ga (404) 447-3784 ... Cornet 583-3784