The Environmental Protection Agency this week banned a toxic chemical commonly used in dry cleaning and other consumer products. Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have been used for decades and ...
Our blog has written on EPA’s placement of Trichloroethylene (TCE on the chopping block and the phase down of Perchloroethylene (PCE). And early this week, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
EPA bans two cancer-causing chemicals, marking a critical step in protecting public health and the environment after decades of harm. • The EPA permanently bans TCE and PCE, chemicals linked to cancer ...
TCE, found in spot removers and lubricants, is known to cause liver and kidney cancer, while Perc, used in dry cleaning, is linked to liver and brain cancers. The ban eliminates all consumer uses of ...