Contact with vinyl chloride can have serious health consequences. Their severity depends upon both the level and the length of exposure. Short term exposure to moderate levels of vinyl chloride in the air can result in headache, vertigo, loss of consciousness, and fatigue. Nervous system damage is also possible. Vinyl chloride also has been found to cause Raynaud's syndrome, scleroderma, angiosarcoma, and acroosteolysis. Raynaud's syndrome compromises the blood flow to the fingers and toes. Scleroderma is a condition in which the skin, most frequently on the hands, hardens and thickens. Acroosteolysis is a condition in which the bones (especially in the fingers) deteriorate. Angiosarcoma of the liver, a rare form of liver cancer, begins with the formation of a cancerous tumor in the blood vessels of the liver. In addition, vinyl chloride represents the only established cause of cancerous brain tumors. Researchers have also linked leukemia, a blood disorder, as well as lung cancer, and stomach or intestinal cancer to vinyl chloride. In addition, the nervous, circulatory and reproductive systems can suffer harm as a result of exposure to vinyl chloride. In general, those exposed to high levels of vinyl chloride or those exposed over a long period of time are at the highest risk for these and other health effects.

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