The Environmental Protection Agency announced a ban on toxic chemical solvents PCE and TCE which are commonly used in dry cleaning earlier this month. The chemicals are known to cause environmental pollution if not managed carefully as well as several types of cancer in those working with it. Those living in areas close to industrial dry-cleaning operations are particularly at risk through these chemicals getting into water streams and being recycled into drinking water. The risk of wearing clothes that have been dry cleaned using PCE and TCE is negligible, though trace amounts can be found in clothes after treatment, and this can build up the more times it is cleaned.
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