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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...
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. In April 2023, the EPA proposed a...Read more -
EPA proposal to limit dichloromethane
On May 3, 2023, the EPA issued a proposed Section 6(a) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk management rule imposing restrictions on the production, import, processing, distribution, and use of dichloromethane. used solvent in various consumer and commercial appli...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 -
By 2030, the global formic acid market will reach US$2.4 billion.
The world economy is at a critical crossroads where many problems and crises intertwine and coexist. Uncertainty about how Russia’s war against Ukraine will play out this year, and its destabilizing role in the world, means that the problems with inflation are n...Read more -
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 -
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...
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