The Environmental Protection Agency wants to ban certain commercial uses of the chemical substance n-methylpyrrolidone and establish worker protections for various others.
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The widely used chemical has for years been available as a paint stripper, but the EPA says the risk of it causing cancer is too great for household use.
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The widely used chemical has for years been available as a paint stripper, but the EPA says the risk of it causing cancer is too great for household use.