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NGO warns of chlor-alkali industry asbestos and mercury pollution

NGO warns of chlor-alkali industry asbestos and mercury pollution

Healthy Building Network (HBN) has warned that the continued use of mercury and asbestos in the supply chain of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a source of environmental pollution.

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