Thursday, January 26, 2006
EPA wants to eliminate Teflon chemical
EPA Wants To Eliminate Teflon Chemical
Agency Asks Chemical Companies To Stop Using Certain Compounds
(AP) The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday invited the DuPont Co. and other chemical companies to join a global effort to eliminate use of a chemical utilized in making Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products that may pose potential health risks to humans. The initiative calls for DuPont and seven other companies that manufacture or use perfluorooctanoic acid, its precursors, and similar compounds to reduce environmental releases and levels of those chemicals in products by 95 percent no later than 2010, using the year 2000 as a baseline. The EPA also wants the industry to work toward the elimination of PFOA and related chemicals from emissions and products by no later than 2015.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/25/tech/main1239795.shtml
Agency Asks Chemical Companies To Stop Using Certain Compounds
(AP) The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday invited the DuPont Co. and other chemical companies to join a global effort to eliminate use of a chemical utilized in making Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products that may pose potential health risks to humans. The initiative calls for DuPont and seven other companies that manufacture or use perfluorooctanoic acid, its precursors, and similar compounds to reduce environmental releases and levels of those chemicals in products by 95 percent no later than 2010, using the year 2000 as a baseline. The EPA also wants the industry to work toward the elimination of PFOA and related chemicals from emissions and products by no later than 2015.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/25/tech/main1239795.shtml
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