The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and was signed into law June 22, 2016. It created a mandatory requirement for EPA to ...

The use of carbon tetrachloride as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing and in many other commercial and industrial applications presents unreasonable risks to worker health, the US Environmental ...

The Montreal Protocol is a spectacular environmental success story. Since 2010 – 21 years after the agreement was signed by 197 parties – levels of stratospheric ozone have stabilized, and there are ...

Plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activities were measured on an automatic analyser AU2700 (Olympus Diagnostics, Rungis, France) with Olympus commercial Kits ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule that allows current uses of the toxic solvent carbon tetrachloride to continue, as long as manufacturers meet new worker safety requirements ...

Researchers from the University of Bristol have found significant ongoing emissions of a potent ozone-depleting substance from eastern China. The compound, carbon tetrachloride, contributes to the ...

Readers of a certain age can remember when “carbon tet” was the go-to household solvent that easily removed organic residues such as adhesives and oils from almost any surface. It was also a widely ...

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), once commonly used as a cleaning agent, is an ozone-depleting chemical. Despite a worldwide ban, a new study reports that CCl4 emission rates are still 30 to 100 times ...

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Titanium Tetrachloride Market Remains Firm at Low Levels Amid Dual Impact of Costs and Demand] SMM October 28 – Today, the quotation for titanium tetrachloride was 5,000-5,300, with an increase in low ...

A new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of the ozone layer since 2006, underscoring the need for enhanced global ...