The substantial use of Benzene in the creation of different polymers, resins, and man-made fibers makes the chemical an ...

It’s a staggering number: 16,000 plastic chemicals, with at least 4,200 of those considered to be “highly hazardous” to human health and the environment, according to the authors.

If their daily duties involve working with toxic substances and chemical hazards, employers must do what they can to eliminate the hazard. If that isn’t possible, then adequate protection must ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that nine PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," be categorized as hazardous to human health. The EPA signed a proposal Wednesday that would deem ...

Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people. September 21, 2024 7:00 AM ET. Pien Huang Chemicals from food packaging leach into food -- affecting people’s health.

The group also discovered that hazard data were unavailable for more than 10,000 chemicals, and for more than 9,000 there was no publicly available information about which plastics they are used in.

EPA declares 2 forever chemicals are ‘hazardous,’ putting polluters on the hook for cleanup by Rachel Frazin - 04/19/24 9:00 AM ET by Rachel Frazin - 04/19/24 9:00 AM ET ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on ...

Declaring the chemicals hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency broad powers to require companies responsible for fouling the ...