{"id":2077321,"date":"2023-10-24T02:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-to-ban-toxic-chemical-tce-linked-to-serious-health-risks-including-cancer\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T02:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:11:35","slug":"feds-to-ban-toxic-chemical-tce-linked-to-serious-health-risks-including-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-to-ban-toxic-chemical-tce-linked-to-serious-health-risks-including-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds to outlaw cancer-causing chemical &#8216;TCE&#8217; due to health hazards."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffeds-to-ban-toxic-chemical-tce-linked-to-serious-health-risks-including-cancer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2077321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The Environmental\u2064 Protection Agency (EPA) has \u200bannounced a proposal to ban all uses \u200cof trichloroethylene (TCE), a chemical used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-biden-has-been-played-by-vladimir-putin-if-putin-bluffed-an-invasion-of-ukraine-to-make-biden-look-ridiculous-it-worked\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: Biden Has Been Played by Vladimir Putin -- 'If Putin Bluffed an Invasion of Ukraine to Make Biden Look Ridiculous, It Worked'\">household cleaning products<\/a> and\u2062 industrial degreasers \u2063that the \u200cagency says is &#8220;extremely toxic&#8221; and \u2064has been\u200c linked to serious health risks, including cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064EPA&#8217;s \u2064proposal, issued on Oct. 23, aims to prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution\u2064 of TCE\u200c for nearly \u200ball uses, with the ban slated to go into effect in one year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe science is loud and clear on TCE. \u2063It is a dangerous toxic\u200c chemical\u200b and proposing to\u200b ban it will protect\u2062 families, workers, and communities,\u201d EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/natural-antidotes-food-and-herbs-for-healing-heavy-metal-toxicity-5509365?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Natural \u2062Antidotes: Food and Herbs\u2062 for Healing Heavy Metal Toxicity<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/undeniable-toxic-ingredients-in-hpv-vaccines-5345343?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Undeniable Toxic Ingredients in HPV Vaccines<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TCE is a \u200bcolorless, nonflammable liquid \u2064that has\u200c a chloroform-like odor.\u2063 Because it breaks down slowly,\u2062 it may \u200bbe found\u2063 in\u2062 the air, \u200cwater, and soil in places where it&#8217;s produced or used.<\/p>\n<p>The chemical is a common \u200bcontaminant of drinking water and groundwater, according\u200c to the Centers for \u200bDisease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atsdr.cdc.gov\/csem\/trichloroethylene\/where_found.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a note<\/a> that\u200b several years ago, \u2063TCE was found in\u200c 14.8 percent of samples\u200d collected from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-to-ban-toxic-chemical-tce-linked-to-serious-health-risks-including-cancer\/\" title=\"Feds to outlaw cancer-causing chemical 'TCE' due to health hazards.\">surface-water-supplied public\u2064 water systems<\/a> and in 4.9 percent of groundwater-supplied systems.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Prolonged or repeated exposure of trichloroethylene\u2064 causes kidney \u200dcancer,&#8221; and some evidence suggests\u2062 that it may be associated with an increased \u200brisk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and liver cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed ban would provide a longer phase-out period for \u2062critical uses\u200b by federal agencies such as\u2064 NASA and the Department of Defense and in certain refrigerants and battery separators\u200d used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-communities-protest-plans-to-build-chinese-factories-at-home\/\" title=\"Michigan communities protest plans to build Chinese factories at home\">make electric vehicle batteries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Also, to\u2064 support cleanup efforts at TCE contamination\u200c sites, the EPA wants to \u2063allow the use of TCE for essential lab use and\u200d for proper TCE wastewater disposal for\u2063 a \u2062period of 50 years.<\/div>\n<h2>More Details<\/h2>\n<p>TCE&#8217;s most important industrial use is in degreasing metal components in the automotive and metal industries.<\/p>\n<p>Other potential exposures\u200d can occur in manufacturing processes involving disinfectants, dyes, \u2064and pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n<p>Workplace\u200d exposures to the chemical take place \u2063mainly through breathing vapors or direct contact with \u200dthe liquid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Workers, particularly in the degreasing industry, are exposed by inhalation to\u2062 the highest levels of TCE. Based on monitoring surveys, these workers might be exposed\u2064 to levels \u200branging \u2064from approximately 1 ppm to 100 ppm,&#8221; the CDC stated.<\/p>\n<p>Household products that \u2063use the \u2063chemical include cleaning wipes, spray adhesives, carpet cleaners, and spot removers.<\/p>\n<p>TCE has been found in ambient air, drinking water, and contaminated \u2062foods.<\/p>\n<p>Because of its widespread presence from past and \u2064current \u2064uses, the CDC says that &#8220;numerous people&#8221; living in the United States have been exposed. Both natural\u2064 and processed foods can contain\u200b TCE because of direct absorption from the environment or contamination of water used in food\u2062 processing.<\/p>\n<p>A five-year study from 1996\u20132000 conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) \u2063found the chemical \u200cin 30 table-ready food items collected from supermarkets across\u200d the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">At one point, TCE was \u200cused as a surgical anesthetic and inhaled pain reliever, but the FDA banned \u200dsuch use in 1977.<\/div>\n<h2>Effects of Proposed Ban<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFor far too long, TCE has left a toxic legacy in communities across \u200cAmerica,&#8221; Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s proposal to end these unsafe, unrestricted uses of TCE will prevent future contamination to\u200b land and drinking water \u200cand deliver the chemical safety protections this nation deserves&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Defense Fund \u2063(EDF) praised the move to \u2062prohibit TCE, although a spokesperson said the group would take a closer look at the \u2063EPA&#8217;s proposal in more detail and \u2062offer suggestions to make \u200cthe final version even stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTCE is so toxic and causes multiple harms at very low levels of exposure,&#8221; Maria Doa, senior \u200bdirector for chemicals policy at the Environmental Defense Fund, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is \u2062a major step forward for those in the agency, \u2064advocacy groups\u2014including EDF\u2014and families and communities around the nation that have fought \u2064to prohibit the use of a chemical that has harmed or cut \u2063short the\u2064 lives of so \u2064many people. \u2064TCE is a chemical\u200b that simply should not be used.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In addition to TCE, what other potentially harmful chemicals are still in use today and what steps is\u2063 the EPA taking to regulate and restrict their use for the safety of our communities<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Cleaning solvents, spot removers, and adhesive removers. TCE can also be found in paint thinners, inks, and some electronic products.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200dto the EPA, the proposed ban on TCE is based\u200d on an\u2063 &#8220;extensive body\u2063 of\u2064 scientific evidence&#8221; that supports the conclusion that TCE poses significant health risks. The agency has been studying \u200dthe chemical for many years\u2064 and has determined that it is a &#8220;carcinogen and a human health hazard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b EPA&#8217;s \u200dproposal to ban TCE is part of a broader effort to address the risks associated with harmful chemicals in our \u2064environment. The agency has\u2064 established a Chemicals Management Program that aims to identify\u200b and assess \u2063the risks of chemicals and\u200c take appropriate action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-eviction-moratorium-likely-unlawful-and-will-almost-certainly-be-challenged-in-court-legal-experts-say\/\" title=\"Biden Eviction Moratorium \u2018Likely Unlawful\u2019 And Will \u2018Almost Certainly\u2019 Be Challenged In Court, Legal Experts Say\">protect human health<\/a> and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>While the proposed ban on TCE\u2062 is a significant step towards\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">protecting public health<\/a>, it is\u2063 important to note that there are still many other potentially harmful chemicals in use today. The EPA&#8217;s efforts to regulate \u2064and restrict the use of these \u200dchemicals are crucial to ensuring the safety of our communities.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the\u2063 EPA moves forward with the \u200bproposed ban, it is seeking input from the public and stakeholders. There will be a \u200d60-day comment period during which interested parties can submit their thoughts and concerns \u2064regarding the ban. This feedback \u200bwill be taken into consideration before a final decision is made.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the EPA&#8217;s proposal to ban TCE is a positive move towards protecting public health and reducing the risks associated with this toxic\u200d chemical. By taking action to restrict its use, the agency is sending a clear message that the safety of our \u2064communities is \u200ba top priority.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200bEPA&#8217;s proposal to ban the use \u2062of trichloroethylene (TCE) is a necessary step to protect\u200d public\u200c health and reduce the risks of serious health conditions, including cancer. \u2063TCE is a\u200d toxic chemical that is commonly found\u2063 in household cleaning products and industrial degreasers. It is important\u200c that we take action to limit \u2064our exposure to this chemical and \u200bfind safer alternatives. The EPA&#8217;s efforts to\u2062 regulate and restrict\u200c the use of harmful chemicals are crucial to ensuring the safety of\u2062 our communities and the environment. As the proposal moves forward, it is important for the public and stakeholders to\u2063 provide their input and support these necessary measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EPA plans to ban trichloroethylene (TCE), a highly toxic chemical found in household cleaners and industrial degreasers. TCE has been associated with severe health hazards, including cancer. 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