The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has put forth a proposal to ban all applications of trichloroethylene (TCE), a manufacturing solvent linked to cancer that is found in thousands of water sources around the world.
While suspicions about TCE's harmful effects on human health arose in the 1960s, it continues to be used in some sectors and persists in the environment for extended periods. Following a January revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA determined that TCE poses an unreasonable health risk. The proposed ban would be enacted in stages, beginning with most commercial uses within a year, according to CNN.York Sewer
