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EPA Orders Dry-Cleaning Chemical
Phase-Out
(Washington, AP, 7/15/06)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it
is toughening restrictions on dry-cleaners by mandating the
phasing out the use of the solvent, perchloroethylene (perc),
in businesses located in residential buildings. Effective
immediately, the EPA will no longer allow such establishments
to replace worn-out equipment with perc-using machines and, by
2020, the agency will completely bar drycleaners operating in
buildings where people live from using this toxic chemical,
which has been shown to damage the central nervous system and
to cause cancer. |
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