Box store retailers knew about this stuff in 2018. NMP & methylene chloride paint strippers implicated in “dozens of accidental deaths”.
It’s astonishing how far behind the EPA is in meaningfully regulating hazardous chemicals.
They’ve learned next to nothing since PFOA and PFAS.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 year ago
“volatile” just means something evaporates quickly. On the other hand,
EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s bad
Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 1 year ago
We use a lot of this stuff in our research lab, and have pretty strict chemical hygiene protocols for it. EU is restricting NMP too, so we’re keeping an eye on regulations. It’s definitely hard to replace as it’s a great solvent, but I agree with the EPA that it shouldn’t be in consumer goods