Dangers Of Melting Vinyl Records

As vinyl is heated hundreds of known carcinogens from these plasticizers cause cancer are released into the air.

Dangers of melting vinyl records.

These crafty creations can be used for any storage purpose and make great gifts. These can accumulate in humans and other wildlife and cause negative effects. Once reaching the melting point which can lie anywhere between 212 f to 500 f 100 c to 260 c will cause unrecoverable damage to your album. If you re getting rid of scratched unusable records whether that s cd or vinyl you.

Burning vinly records pvc causes the release of small amounts of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins. Make sure you have adequate ventilation for this project melting vinyl can produce harmful fumes. Record store day 2020. St george s the jewel in the heart of kemptown.

The digital cd was invented in the late 1960s by james t. Dangers of vinyl fume inhalation according to the environmental protection agency epc inhaling vinyl fumes can lead to developmental problems liver damage and damage to the central nervous system. Melting vinyl shout outs. The production of vinyl has poisoned and contaminated workers and fenceline communities in places like cancer alley louisiana and texas.

More info built by paul ferguson for melting vinyl 2020. The future of the music industry. Vinyl sales are continuing to grow and that means the nation s record collections are blooming. The centers for disease control s angiosarcoma of the liver among polyvinyl chloride workersoverviews the dangers vcm presented in vinyl factories prior to 1974 and the current state of vinyl.

If you ve still got some vinyl records you don t want instead of tossing them melt them for arts projects. It took awhile but the cd eventually replaced cassette tapes and vinyl records as the music medium of choice. Pvc production releases dangerous pollutants including vinyl chloride ethylene dichloride mercury dioxins and furans and pcbs.