EPA Speaks at GlobalChem Conference
Mar 24, 2015
During the 2015 GlobalChem Conference in Baltimore, MD, Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, director of US EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, discussed the final risk assessment released on methylene chloride. The Agency, in its final risk assessment, identified that workers using methylene chloride in paint stripping operations faced health risks. She mentioned that US EPA was exploring a restriction or ban of methylene chloride using TSCA’s Section 6 authority.
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