JD Supra

EPA Bans Most Uses of Methylene Chloride, Requires Stronger Worker Safety Requirements for Remaining Industrial Uses

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on May 8, 2024, a final rule to address unreasonable risks of injury to health EPA identified caused by ...
Kaleido Scope

New rule impacts use of Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane, DCM)

In April 2024, the EPA issued a final rule regulating methylene chloride (dichloromethane or DCM) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The rule is designed to individuals from health risks ...
JD Supra

Will EPA’s Recent Ban on Methylene Chloride Uses Result in Exponential Litigation Similar to Asbestos?

Methylene chloride, also known as dirchloromethane [osha.gov], is a volatile, colorless liquid with a chloroform like odor. Historically, it has been used in various industrial processes, such as ...
C&EN

EPA bans most uses of methylene chloride

The US Environmental Protection Agency has banned most uses of methylene chloride, a solvent that has been linked to a number of adverse health effects and some deaths. Since 1980, at least 88 people ...
JSTOR Daily

PBPK Modeling/Monte Carlo Simulation of Methylene Chloride Kinetic Changes in Mice in Relation to Age and Acute, Subchronic, and Chronic Inhalation Exposure

During a 2-year chronic inhalation study on methylene chloride (2000 or 0 ppm; 6 hr/day, 5 days/week), gas-uptake pharmacokinetic studies and tissue partition coefficient determinations were conducted ...
C&EN

DCM Ban: Alternatives & Resources for Dichloromethane

DCM Ban: Alternatives & Resources for Dichloromethane Dichloromethane, DCM, Methylene Chloride Dichloromethane (DCM or methylene chloride) is a colorless, volatile liquid with a sweet odor. It is ...