Pet Sounds: What is an Album? / History of Recorded Sound / History of Polyvinyl Chloride / Vinyl Records: LPs and 45s / Album Conventions / Health and Environmental Issues / Downfall of Vinyl Records
- Polyvinyl Chloride has been linked to various health and environment risks.
- While the production of Polyvinyl Chloride uses less petroleum than most other plastics it is very hard to recycle.
- Vinyl Chloride, the monomer of polyvinyl chloride, has been linked to a rare cancer of the liver as well as a few others.
- Greenpeace has claimed that dioxin is produced from PVC. Dioxins have been linked to immune system suppression, reproductive disorders, and a variety of cancers.