TCE Revisited: U.S. EPA Releases Long-Awaited Toxicity Reassessment Of Trichloroethylene With Potentially Vast Implications On Historically Contaminated Sites, Industrial And Consumer Products, And Liability

Mondaq Business Briefing › United States Law Articles in English (2011)

Author: Mr Peter Hsiao, Robert L. Falk and Meredith Klein

Author position: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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TCE Revisited: U.S. EPA Releases Long-Awaited Toxicity Reassessment Of Trichloroethylene With Potentially Vast Implications On Historically Contaminated Sites, Industrial And Consumer Products, And Liability

In a move with potentially far-reaching implications, on September 28, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its long-awaited final health assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE). The Assessment follows two and a half decades of vigorous scientific and policy debate and sets forth conclusions suggesting that TCE is far mo...

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