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WASHINGTON, DC – Vawiin khan EPA Assistant Administrator Michael Friedhoff chuan Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) hnuaia EPA-in methylene chloride a tehnaah “unreasonable risks” a hmuhchhuahte enkawl dan tur dan hnuhnung ber siam a rawt. He dan hian consumer leh a tam zawk sumdawnna leh industry-a methylene chloride hman zawng zawng a khap vek dawn a, federal agency leh manufacturer thenkhat tih loh chu. He dan siam tum hi EPA-in chrysotile asbestos dan a siam hnuah, TSCA siamṭhat hnuaia chemical “existing” atana hmalakna hnuhnung ber pahnihna a ni. Ni 60 chhung comment period hi Federal Register-a rule print a nih hnuah ṭan a ni ang.
Rule siam tum hian consumer-te hman zawng zawng leh industrial leh sumdawnna atana hman tam zawk, degreaser, stain remover, leh paint leh coating remover te pawh a khap a, hnathawhna hmuna venhimna mamawh phuhruk nan hmanraw pawimawh tak takte tan hun bituk chhunga exemption pahnih a rawt bawk. Toxic-Free Futures chuan he rawtna hi lawmawm a tih rualin, Environmental Protection Agency chu he dan hi tihfel a nih theih nan hma la thuai turin a ngen a, a humhalhna chu hnathawk zawng zawngte hnena pek a nih theih nan a ngen bawk.
”Chhungkaw tam lutuk chuan he chemical hian lungngaihna nasa lutuk an tuar a; hna tam lutuk chuan a tichhe nasa hle a ni. EPA dan hi a hlawhtling lo hle a, mahse hnathawhna hmun leh in chhunga methylene chloride tihbo kawngah kawng thui tak a zawh a ni. Hmasawnna nasa tak a awm a ni,” tiin federal Toxic Future Policy Initiative-a Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families director Liz Hitchcock chuan a sawi. “Kum sarih vel kalta khan Congress chuan TSCA chu a update a, EPA chu chemical hlauhawm hriat tawhte tana hetiang hmalakna hi a phalsak a ni. He dan hian he chemical tha lo tak hman hi nasa takin a tihtlem dawn a ni,” tiin a sawi chhunzawm a ni.
“Hun rei tak chhung chu methylene chloride hian American hnathawkte hriselna a ruksak a, chutih rualin an paint leh grease a rukbo bawk. EPA dan thar hian hna a thawh theih rualin chemical him zawk leh tih dan him zawk siam a ti chak dawn a ni,” tiin Charlotte chuan Blue-Green Alliance a hrilh. Brody, Vice President of Occupational leh Environmental Health a ni.
“Kum nga kalta khan Lowe’s hi retailer lian hmasa ber a ni a, paint remover-a methylene chloride hman khap a ni a, hei hian ram pum huapa retailer lian ber berte zingah domino effect a siam tan a ni,” tiin Mike, toxic-free product program Mind the Store director chuan a sawi. the future,” Schade chuan a ti. He dan thar pawimawh tak hian consumer leh hnathawkte chu he cancer thlentu chemical laka venhimna kawngah kawng thui tak a zawh dawn a ni. Agency hmalakna tur chu EPA hna chu brand leh retailer te hnenah sumdawnna te chu solution him zawk tak tak lam pan tura an kal theih nan thil dang hlauhawm dan tehna kawnga kaihhruaina pek a ni tur a ni.”.
Vermont Public Interest Research Group executive director Paul Burns chuan, “A tawpah chuan methylene chloride an tih, chemical tha lo, thihna thlen thei laka mipuite humhimna turin he thiltih hi kan lawm a ni,” a ti. “Mahse, a rei lutuk a, mi tam tak nunna a chan phah tih pawh kan hre chiang hle.” . Hetiang khawpa mihring hriselna atana hlauhawm leh hun rei tak chhunga hlauhawm thei chemical eng pawh hi open market-ah hralh tur a ni lo.”
New England Clean Water Initiative director Cindy Luppi chuan, “He ni ropui tak hi mipui hriselna leh boruak chungchanga dan siam danglamna, chiang taka nunna chhanhim thei tur kan kawhhmuh theih hun a ni,” tiin New England Clean Water Initiative director Cindy Luppi chuan a sawi. “He pawl hian a member leh thawhhona thawhpui te a fuih a, he hmalakna hi thlawpin direct-in thu a sawi a ni. “Biden-a EPA chu hriselna phurrit tihziaawmna tur te, kan hriselna tichhe thei tur venna tur te, leh tunlai science lantir nan hetiang direct action hi la chhunzawm zel turin kan fuih a ni
Methylene chloride, methylene chloride emaw DCM emaw tia hriat bawk hi organohalogen solvent a ni a, paint remover leh thil dang siamna atana hman thin a ni. Cancer, hriatna lama harsatna leh thawk hahna avanga thihna nghal te nen a inzawm a ni. University of California, San Francisco-a Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE)-in peer-reviewed study an neihah kum 1985 leh 2018 inkar khan United States-ah hian he chemical hi acute exposure vangin mi 85 an thi a ni.
Kum 2009 aṭang khan ram puma Toxic Futures leh health advocate-te chuan toxic chemicals laka federal venhimna tihchak tumin hma an la ṭan a ni. Toxics Free Future-a Safe Chemicals, Healthy Families hmalakna kaihhruai pawlin kum tam tak an lo sawisel hnuah, kum 2016 khan Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act chu danah ziahluh a ni a, hei hian Environmental Protection Agency hnenah methylene chloride ang chi chemical hlauhawm khap turin thuneihna a mamawh a ni. Kum 2017 atanga 2019 thleng khan Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program chuan ram pum huapa campaign a kaihruai a, retailer lian sawmhnih chuang, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon leh a dangte pawhin methylene remover awmna paint leh coating hralh chhuah tawh loh tura thutiam an neih theih nan hma a la a ni. Chloride a ni. Kum 2022 leh 2023 khan Toxic-Free Futures chuan coalition partner-te chu comment pe turin a fuih a, testify turin a fuih a, EPA nen inhmuhkhawmin, final rules khauh tak siam tura rawtna siam turin a fuih a ni.
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