EPA is proposing under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of TCE for use in aerosol degreasing and for use in spot cleaning in dry cleaning facilities; to prohibit commercial use of TCE for aerosol degreasing and for spot cleaning in dry cleaning facilities; to require manufacturers, processors, and distributors, except for retailers of TCE for any use, to provide downstream notification of these prohibitions throughout the supply chain; and to require limited recordkeeping.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Federal Register Notice: Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation of Certain Uses Under TSCA §6(a) (PDF)(138 pp, 401 K, December 7, 2016)