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EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known ...
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The EPA finalizes ban on paint-stripping chemical
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on a chemical commonly used to strip paint. According to the EPA, methylene chloride, a chemical widely recognized for its carcinogenic ...
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Lead, toxic chemicals found in some synthetic hair design products
Consumer Reports found benzene, a chemical known to cause acute myeloid leukemia, as well as methylene chloride, which is linked to lung and liver cancer after long-term exposure, in some products ...
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Potential Health Benefits of Methylene Blue
Originally synthesized in 1876, methylene blue is a diaminophenothiazine that has a low redox potential of 11 mV, thereby allowing this compound to readily cycle between its oxidized and reduced ...
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Lead, toxic chemicals found in some synthetic hair design products
Consumer Reports found benzene, a chemical known to cause acute myeloid leukemia, as well as methylene chloride, which is linked to lung and liver cancer after long-term exposure, in some products ...