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Health Considerations and Industry Standpoints While industry advocates assert PVA’s safety, a growing body of research raises concerns about its potential impacts on human health and ecosystems. PVA’s purportedly safe breakdown products may still carry risks due to incomplete biodegradation, resulting in microplastics and other residuals in wastewater treatment processes ([1]). Biodegradability and the...

PVA (aka PVOH) stands for “Polyvinyl alcohol” and is a synthetic polymer (read: “Plastic”) that is increasingly being used in laundry, dishwasher and other cleaners in pod and strip form.