The chemicals are nonflammable, chlorinated solvents that can be found in cleaning products and dry cleaning processes, and they are linked to a variety of cancers, the EPA said. All uses of TCE ...

Companies using perc in consumer products, such as stain removers, or in industrial processes have under three years to do away with the chemical, the Washington Post reports. Dry cleaners will ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a ban on toxic chemical solvents PCE and TCE which are commonly used in dry cleaning earlier this month. The chemicals are known to cause ...

The EPA also banned all consumer uses of perchloroethylene, used in dry-cleaning and in automotive-care products. Though it is less harmful than TCE, the solvent, also called perc, can cause liver ...

The EPA’s ban includes all uses of TCE. The agency is also banning the consumer use of perchloroethylene, also called PERC. This chemical is also used in dry-cleaning and automotive-care products.

The federal government is banning perchloroethylene (PCE or Perc), a chemical used in dry cleaning, adhesives, and industrial products, due to its link to cancer and other health risks.

This chemical is also used in dry-cleaning and automotive-care products. PERC is known to cause liver, kidney, brain and testicular cancer.

The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to ban two chemicals commonly used in everyday products, such as dry-cleaning materials, that have been found to cause cancer and a number of other ...

The E.P.A. also banned all consumer uses of perchloroethylene, used in dry-cleaning and in automotive-care products. Though it is less harmful than TCE, the solvent, also called Perc, can cause ...