It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

University of Rochester

Toxics Usage / TCE

15 March 2023

2 minutes

Two states, Minnesota and New York, have banned TCE, but the federal government has not, despite findings by the EPA as recently as 2022 that the chemicals pose “an unreasonable risk to human health.”

Common Dry-Cleaning Chemical Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Trichloroethylene (TCE), a common and widely used chemical used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes, could be causing cancer, congenital heart disease and definitely linked to Parkinson’s, a new research has warned.

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