San Diego Union-Tribune

EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer. San Diego is owed more than $260 million in delinquent ...
WUSA

EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause ...
The Drive

Behold the Disastrous Result of Using Paint Stripper on a Plasti Dipped Car

Plasti Dip is great if you want an easy, non-permanent color change for your ride. You mask everything up, spray it on, and when you’re tired of your 30-year-old German car being pink, you peel it off ...
Center for Public Integrity

Common solvent keeps killing workers, consumers

Rita Welch looks at photos of her son, Johnathan. He died on the job at 18 while stripping furniture with methylene chloride. (Joe Dodd/AP Images for the Center for Public Integrity) Reading Time: 25 ...