From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:28:35 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Perc phase-out proposed in Illinois |
State taking steps to phase out dry cleaning chemicalLegislative proposal would limit perchloroethylene in 2013 and ban it by 2026 By Michael Hawthorne Chicago Tribune (IL) March 14, 2010Illinois is moving to phase out the use of perchloroethylene, or perc, a common dry-cleaning chemical linked to cancer, liver damage and neurological problems. Under legislation pushed by Gov. Pat Quinn's administration, dry cleaners would be banned from installing new perc machines after this year and from using the chemical in residential buildings by 2013. All perc use would be outlawed in 2026, giving businesses time to switch to other cleaning methods. Concerns about perc have been growing for years. The widespread contamination of groundwater from dry-cleaner spills came into sharper focus last year after the Tribune reported that residents of south suburban Crestwood unwittingly drank water contaminated with perc and related chemicals for more than two decades. ... For the entire article, see http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-perc-chemical-20100312,0,7779168.story -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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