chloroprene
noun
chlo·ro·prene
ˈklȯr-ə-ˌprēn 
: a colorless liquid C4H5Cl used especially in making neoprene by polymerization
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During the first Trump administration, chemical companies or their representatives repeatedly filed requests for changes to final EPA toxicity assessments on ethylene oxide and chloroprene.
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H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Image The Biden administration filed the lawsuit after regulators determined that emissions of chloroprene, used to make synthetic rubber, were contributing to health concerns in a region along the Mississippi River with some of the highest cancer risk in the United States.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Animal studies have also shown that either ingesting or inhaling chloroprene can cause cancer.
—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
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H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Image The Biden administration filed the lawsuit after regulators determined that emissions of chloroprene, used to make synthetic rubber, were contributing to health concerns in a region along the Mississippi River with some of the highest cancer risk in the United States.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Animal studies have also shown that either ingesting or inhaling chloroprene can cause cancer.
—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
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“Chloroprene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chloroprene. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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