EPA Methylene Chloride Review’s Release Spurs Queries On Worker Risks

EPA is poised to release its draft evaluation of environmental and health risks from exposure to methylene chloride, according to a pending Federal Register notice, raising questions about what risk determinations the agency proposes, particularly regarding occupational exposures not addressed in its existing rule. The notice , slated to be published Oct. 29, also announces the next meeting of the agency’s Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC), which will review the draft Dec. 3-4, and opens a 60-day public...