chloroprene
noun
chlo·ro·prene
ˈklȯr-ə-ˌprēn 
: a colorless liquid C4H5Cl used especially in making neoprene by polymerization
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Animal studies have also shown that either ingesting or inhaling chloroprene can cause cancer.
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
In 2016, after IRIS assessed the toxicity of chloroprene, one of the chemicals coming out of the plant’s smokestacks, the people of St. John discovered the main source of their problems.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
Denka has challenged the EPA's measurements of chloroprene and won a delay in enforcement orders from state environmental regulators while the company installed new pollution controls.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ethylene oxide is used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment, and chloroprene is used to make synthetic rubber.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
In 2016, after IRIS assessed the toxicity of chloroprene, one of the chemicals coming out of the plant’s smokestacks, the people of St. John discovered the main source of their problems.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
Denka has challenged the EPA's measurements of chloroprene and won a delay in enforcement orders from state environmental regulators while the company installed new pollution controls.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ethylene oxide is used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment, and chloroprene is used to make synthetic rubber.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Chloroprene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chloroprene. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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