"It's simply unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used for things like glue, dry cleaning or stain removers when safer alternatives exist," Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said in a news release.
"Since the 1920s, TCE has been one of the most frequently used solvents in industry. It's a colorless volatile organic compound that manufacturers use as a cleaning agent and degreaser, mainly for metal."
"Because it was so widely used, TCE has also become a significant contaminant in drinking water in the United States. Between 4.5% and 18% of the drinking water sources in the US that are tested on a yearly basis by the EPA have some TCE contamination."
"Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps base in North Carolina, is one community that was significantly affected by TCE contamination. Test showed that TCE levels in the water were 70-fold higher than the permissible amount, a study found."
Collection
[
|
...
]