RT Report
T1 Vinylidene Chloride - Environmental Health Criteria 100
A1 , 
K1 environmental health
K1 chemical
K1 aquatic ecology
K1 toxic substance
K1 carcinogen
SN 92 4 154300 0
YR 1990
FD 1990
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29412
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29412
NO Vinylidene chloride (C2H2Cl2) is a volatile, colourless liquid with a "sweet" odour.  It is stabilized with  p- methoxyphenol to prevent the formation of explosive peroxides.  Vinylidene chloride is used for the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and to form modacrylic fibres and copolymers (with vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile).  Gas chromatographic methods have been developed for the determination of vinylidene chloride in air, water, packaging films, body tissues, food, and soil.  The most sensitive method of detection is by electron capture.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026