Test your knowledge of Toxic Matters

May 21, 2024May 29, 2024 ~ PRHE

To help people and families learn how to reduce their exposures to toxic substances, PRHE created Toxic Matters, a series of pamphlets, back in 2007. Since then, evidence about how toxic chemicals affect our health has continued to grow. Our team, in collaboration with scientists at the EaRTH Center, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty … Continue reading Test your knowledge of Toxic Matters

EPA’s final rule on methylene chloride is good but could be better

May 1, 2024April 30, 2024 ~ PRHE ~ 1 Comment

EPA issued a final rule yesterday under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that bans all consumer uses of methylene chloride, and several industrial and commercial uses. “EPA’s regulation of methylene chloride is an important step forward in protecting workers and consumers from this deadly solvent,” said Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, Professor and Director of … Continue reading EPA’s final rule on methylene chloride is good but could be better