EPA bans 2 toxic dry cleaning chemicals

Nontoxic dry-cleaning: Avoid cancer-causing chemicals while the EPA ban goes into effect
PERC and TCE are known carcinogens that are being phased out — a process that could take 10 years. Here's what you should know and how you can safely clean your clothes, now.
EPA bans two toxic dry cleaning chemicals
The federal government is banning perchloroethylene (PCE or Perc), a chemical used in dry cleaning, adhesives, and industrial products, due to its link to
Cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and some home products banned by EPA
Most uses of trichloroethylene, found in degreasers and other cleaning products, will be prohibited within a year. Perchloroethylene will be phased out over 10 years.
The EPA has banned 2 cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and degreasing. What that means for your health.
The EPA has banned two chemicals — known as TCE and perc — commonly found in dry cleaning solutions and stain removers.
EPA bans cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning, everyday products
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned two solvents found in everyday products that can cause cancer and other serious diseases.
EPA bans two cancer-causing chemicals used in everyday products
Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms.
Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA
In today’s Health Alert, the EPA has banned two cancer-causing solvents, TCE and PCE. One of them has been used so widely that it’s found in drinking water across the country.
EPA bans 2 cancer-causing common chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency this week announced bans on two chemicals used in home and workplace settings that are known to cause cancer.
EPA Enacts Bans on Two Common Chemical Solvents
As the Biden Administration comes to a close, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned two commonly used chemicals under the 2016 Lautenberg Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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