Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms.

dry-cleaning isn't actually dry. Instead of water, your garments are bathed in a liquid solvent, traditionally perchloroethylene (PCE) — commonly known as PERC — that adeptly dissolves oil and ...

The federal government is banning perchloroethylene (PCE or Perc), a chemical used in dry cleaning, adhesives, and industrial products, due to its link to cancer and other health risks.

The new rule will ban all consumer uses of Perc and many commercial uses. Perc is used in dry cleaning as well as adhesives and in industrial settings. You can also find it in paint and spot ...

The EPA cites risk of neurological damage and skin and eye irritation in workers using it, and since it doesn’t clean as well ...

Mainly found in dry-cleaning solvents, perc, or PCE, is released into the environment by industrial processes, including dry cleaning. Some of it evaporates in the air, while some sinks into the ...

The agency is also banning the consumer use of perchloroethylene, also called PERC. This chemical is also used in dry-cleaning and automotive-care products. PERC is known to cause liver ...

Perc can biodegrade into TCE. Perc in dry cleaning Perc, or PCE, has been used in the dry cleaning process for decades as a solvent. Some dry cleaners have already moved away from the chemical.