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Know about the evolution of tinsel from a source of lead poisoning to the modern tinsel made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Know about the evolution of tinsel from a source of lead poisoning to the modern tinsel made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Learn how tinsel evolved from a source of lead poisoning to its present polyvinyl...

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Vinyl chloride is an organohalogen compound that has important industrial applications....

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