methylene chloride
noun
: a toxic nonflammable liquid CH2Cl2 used especially as a solvent, paint remover, and aerosol propellant
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Beyond this, methylene chloride is most widely used as an industrial solvent and paint stripper.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 25 June 2024
At the time, paint strippers with methylene chloride could be bought at home improvement stores nationwide.
—Jamie Smith Hopkins, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
The buzz to ban Despite the FDA's claim that the levels of methylene chloride in decaf coffee do not pose a health risk, many advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, disagree.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 21 May 2024
In larger doses, methylene chloride is a liquid used for paint stripping that can cause a slew of health issues.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The coffee industry and its advocates say a similar situation is playing out with methylene chloride.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA also claims eBay unlawfully sold at least 23,000 pesticide products, including a high toxicity insecticide banned in the U.S., and over 5,600 products containing methylene chloride, also a toxic chemical.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2023
Manufacturing, processing and distribution of methylene chloride would be wound down within the next 15 months.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
For example, among the products listed on eBay were 55-gallon drums of methylene chloride, a potentially deadly chemical found in paint strippers that the EPA banned the consumer sale of last year, according to documents shared with the Washington Examiner.
—Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2020
Sarah Garone, Health, 25 June 2024
At the time, paint strippers with methylene chloride could be bought at home improvement stores nationwide.
—Jamie Smith Hopkins, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
The buzz to ban Despite the FDA's claim that the levels of methylene chloride in decaf coffee do not pose a health risk, many advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, disagree.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 21 May 2024
In larger doses, methylene chloride is a liquid used for paint stripping that can cause a slew of health issues.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The coffee industry and its advocates say a similar situation is playing out with methylene chloride.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA also claims eBay unlawfully sold at least 23,000 pesticide products, including a high toxicity insecticide banned in the U.S., and over 5,600 products containing methylene chloride, also a toxic chemical.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2023
Manufacturing, processing and distribution of methylene chloride would be wound down within the next 15 months.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
For example, among the products listed on eBay were 55-gallon drums of methylene chloride, a potentially deadly chemical found in paint strippers that the EPA banned the consumer sale of last year, according to documents shared with the Washington Examiner.
—Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2020
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“Methylene chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methylene%20chloride. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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