New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- A new report by the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research (C-DEP.in) has warned that India's public health faces a serious threat from the large-scale import of poor-quality PVC resin containing cancer-causing chemicals. The report says that imported PVC from China contains high levels of Residual Vinyl Chloride Monomer (RVCM), a substance identified as a Category 1A carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in concentrations up to five times higher than globally accepted safety limits.

The study, titled "Balancing Growth and Public Health Safety: Criticality of PVC QCO in India," was released at IIT Delhi on Wednesday. It highlights that PVC, which forms nearly 30 per cent of India's econ...