The bans follow risk analyses the EPA did last year that found both substances present unreasonable risk of injury to human ...

The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of ...

Most uses of trichloroethylene, found in degreasers and other cleaning products, will be prohibited within a year.

trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE or Perc). The solvents are used in a variety of products, including cleaners, degreasers, sealants, lubricants, adhesives, paints and commercial ...

She said it was unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used in consumer products. Freedhoff called the TCE ban the most significant of her time at the agency. She began ...

The EPA has banned all uses of tricholoroethylene (TCE) and most uses of perchloroethylene (PCE). Those are cancer-causing ...