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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Safety

EPA Draft Finds Widespread Worker Risks from 1,2-DCP

The EPA has preliminarily determined that nearly every use it evaluated for 1,2-dichloropropane contributes significantly to unreasonable human health risk, with workplace exposures accounting for much of the Agency’s concern. The draft risk evaluation…

EHS Daily Advisor Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHSLeaders
Workplace

EPA Study Puts New Focus on Microplastics in Drinking Water

EPA has launched a new study to identify emerging contaminants in drinking water, months after identifying microplastics as a priority for further research but excluding them from its next round of proposed required monitoring by public water systems. The…

EHS Daily Advisor Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHSLeaders