EPA Finds Few Unreasonable Risks In Draft Analysis Of Carbon Tetrachloride

January 24, 2020
EPA has found that the once-common solvent carbon tetrachloride does not pose unreasonable risk to directly exposed workers or the environment, though other workers may face risk, says a just-released draft assessment the agency conducted under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The finding will likely renew debate over whether the agency is adequately assessing risks of already regulated uses, especially for directly exposed workers given that the agency assumes they use personal protective equipment (PPE). “EPA evaluated workers’...


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