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Coverage dated December 8, 2024

EPA bans two common solvents linked to cancer

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer.

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  1. PhillyVoice

    Cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and some home products banned by EPA (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    The Environmental Protection Agency is banning two carcinogens, trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, which are solvents found in cleaning products and used in dry cleaning. They have been linked with several types of cancer and other adverse health effects.

  2. UPI

    EPA bans two common solvents linked to cancer (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer.

  3. CNN

    Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned the use of two ubiquitous cancer-causing solvents that activists have been targeting for decades.

  4. WMUR

    EPA bans TCE and PCE solvents (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The EPA has banned the use of cancer-causing solvents TCE and PCE, citing significant health risks and environmental contamination concerns.

  5. MedicalXpress

    EPA bans two solvents linked to cancer (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

  6. CBS News

    EPA bans two cancer-linked solvents found in some cleaners, lubricants and glues (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Environmental Protection Agency banned two solvents known to cause a range of cancers: trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE).

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