Treatment for more advanced and difficult-to-treat head and neck cancers can be improved with the addition of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), the same ingredient used in children's glue. Researchers have ...

PVA is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer that, unlike many other synthetic polymers, is made by hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc). PVA's applications have ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is addressing misinformation in a corporate marketing and advocacy campaign against laundry and dishwashing detergent pods containing ...

Polyvinyl Alcohol Film (PVA/PVOH) Contributes to Concentrated Detergent Products Used by Millions of Households Everyday Decades of Real-World Science Demonstrate Environmental/Human Safety and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition that could have limited use of polyvinyl alcohol film in laundry and dishwashing pods. EPA on April 27 rejected the effort to change PVA's ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Could detergent pods soon be illegal in New York City? City Council Member James Gennaro (D) introduced a bill Thursday that would make selling or distributing detergent pods ...

New York City is considering a ban on pods and sheets that use polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to contain laundry and dish detergent, citing concerns about the polymer’s biodegradability. A bill introduced ...