Current location:World Watchers news portal > business
EPA rule bans toxic chemical methylene chloride, toxic solvent known to cause liver cancer
World Watchers news portal2024-05-21 22:17:33【business】7People have gathered around
IntroductionWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consume
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems.
The EPA said its action will protect Americans from health risks while allowing certain commercial uses to continue with robust worker protections.
The rule banning methylene chloride is the second risk management rule to be finalized by President Joe Biden’s administration under landmark 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act. The first was an action last month to ban asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products.
“Exposure to methylene chloride has devastated families across this country for too long, including some who saw loved ones go to work and never come home,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. The new rule , he said, “brings an end to unsafe methylene chloride practices and implements the strongest worker protections possible for the few remaining industrial uses, ensuring no one in this country is put in harm’s way by this dangerous chemical.”
Address of this article:http://pitcairnislands.downmusic.org/news-69c299633.html
Very good!(3)
Related articles
- I visited the most crowded island on Earth
- Bayern stars Musiala and Sané racing to be fit for Champions League semifinal vs. Real Madrid
- JOHN MACLEOD: Could soaring prices mean the humble fish supper has finally had its chips?
- BORIS JOHNSON: Come on London! Time to kick out high
- Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova reveals she doesn't know if she's on the show's 2024 line
- BORIS JOHNSON: Come on London! Time to kick out high
- Brandi Glanville is 'still struggling' amid Bravo legal drama and health issues
- PBOC may up bond trading
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- Zendaya's racy Challengers three
Popular articles
Recommended
Kylie Jenner displays her VERY edgy fashion sense in cleavage
Zendaya's racy Challengers three
Woman, 19, goes to meet man, 29, after striking up romance online
R Kelly LOSES bid to quash 20
Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
2024 NFL draft: Browns' draft picks from Michigan
A closer look at China's economic steadiness, vitality and potential
Pennsylvania man, 76, 'shoots his wife dead for nagging him about his gun
Links
- China, UN co
- China applauds Arab League's adoption of China
- China urges S Korea to refrain from hyping up S China Sea issue
- IAEA chief meets Putin over nuclear safety
- China's envoy calls for collective action on nuclear disarmament
- IAEA chief meets Putin over nuclear safety
- Wang Yi reiterates support to Africa
- China, UN co
- Wang Yi reiterates Beijing's desire for peaceful reunification with Taiwan
- National security bill comes into law on March 23