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EPA Proposes Ban on Dichloromethane for All Consumer Uses
On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule severely restricting the production, processing, and commercial distribution of methylene chloride. The EPA exercises its authority under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act...Read more -
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Dichloromethane, also known as dichloromethane or DXM, is a solvent used in paint thinners and other products. It has been associated with cancer, cognitive impairment, and immediate death by asphyxiation. If you need to remove a paint or c...Read more -
Methylene chloride paint stripper killed their children. They resisted.
This story was published in collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit newsroom that explores inequality. bath. layer. bike. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn, and Joshua Atkins were working different jobs when they died less t...Read more -
Methylene chloride paint stripper killed their children. They resisted.
This story was published in collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit newsroom that explores inequality. bath. layer. bike. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn, and Joshua Atkins were working different jobs when they died less t...Read more -
EPA administrator Reagan: Ban the deadly methylene chloride now!
Toxic-Free Future is dedicated to creating a healthier future by promoting the use of safer products, chemicals and practices through cutting-edge research, advocacy, mass organization and consumer engagement. Dichloromethane has been linked t...Read more -
EPA administrator Reagan: Ban the deadly methylene chloride now!
Toxic-Free Future is dedicated to creating a healthier future by promoting the use of safer products, chemicals and practices through cutting-edge research, advocacy, mass organization and consumer engagement. Dichloromethane has been linked t...Read more -
EPA proposes ban on most toxic methylene chloride
Toxic-Free Future is dedicated to creating a healthier future by promoting the use of safer products, chemicals and practices through cutting-edge research, advocacy, mass organization and consumer engagement. WASHINGTON, District of Columbia....Read more -
Methylene chloride paint stripper killed their children. They resisted.
This story was published in collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit newsroom that explores inequality. bath. layer. bike. Kevin Hartley, Drew Wynn, and Joshua Atkins were working different jobs when they died less t...Read more -
Formic acid market will reach $2.11 billion by 2032 according to Brainy Insights
The growing importance of the livestock sector underpins the demand for animal feed, which is accompanied by a corresponding increase in demand for formic acid, which will contribute to the growth of the global market. Asia-Pacific has become the largest formic acid m...Read more -
According to the EPA, dichloromethane poses an “unreasonable” risk to some workers.
WASHINGTON. Dichloromethane poses an “unreasonable” risk to workers under certain circumstances, and the EPA will take action to “identify and apply control measures.” In a Federal Register notice, the Environmental P...Read more -
Dichloromethane poses an “unreasonable” risk to some workers, the EPA says.
WASHINGTON. Dichloromethane poses an “unreasonable” risk to workers under certain circumstances, and the EPA will take steps to “identify and apply control measures.” In a Federal Register notice, the EPA noted that d...Read more -
Global Oxalic Acid Market: Current Trends and Future Forecast
A recent analysis by Future Market Insights (FMI) estimates the global oxalic acid market to be worth US$1,191 million by 2028. Nearly all important end-use industries such as petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals rely on oxalic acid. &nb...Read more