The chemicals are nonflammable, chlorinated solvents that can be found in cleaning products and dry cleaning processes, and they are linked to a variety of cancers, the EPA said. All uses of TCE ...
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.
The E.P.A. is banning all uses of the chemical under the Toxic Substances ... uses of perchloroethylene, used in dry-cleaning and in automotive-care products. Though it is less harmful than ...