The US Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial final risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane found unreasonable risks to workers and occupational non-users for 13 out of 24 use conditions, but no unreasonable risks to the...more
The EPA’s supplemental analysis includes certain consumer exposures, as well as surface/ambient water exposures, to 1,4-dioxane.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an expanded risk evaluation for...more
12/9/2020
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The virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease is highly susceptible to standard treatment and disinfectant processes practiced by the nation’s public water systems. All current evidence suggests that these standard...more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a new list of disinfectants that can be used against the virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. All of these disinfectant products qualified for a...more
3/17/2020
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a preliminary finding that NSPW Nanosilver, the proposed active ingredient of POLYGUARD-NSPW MASTER BATCH, meets federal standards for use as a textile preservative. The EPA is...more
3/12/2020
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