State wastewater treatment authorities in New York say they are implementing new technology that targets the long-term treatment of 1,4-dioxane pollution.
Researchers at the University of Illinois have opted to use an $8 million grant to further investigate the health effects of exposure to triclosan compounds and parabens commonly found in cosmetics.
Elevance Renewable Sciences has been awarded the 2012 Presidential Green Challenge Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency for its production of “high performing, green specialty chemicals at advantageous costs.”
The US Environmental Protection Agency received $1.2 million in private sector research funding from global cosmetic company L’Oreal in a bid to determine if EPA’s chemical toxicity forecaster (ToxCast) can be used in systemic toxicity tests and replace...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a petition from Beyond Pesticides and Food and Water Watch in the Federal Register requesting a ban on the antimicrobial pesticide triclosan.
The publication of US Government action plans on how to manage risks posed by a range of controversial substances, including phthalates, has drawn stinging criticism from the chemical industry.
