The Continuing Attack on Methylene Chloride Paint Strippers

In the June, 2017 issue of Popular Woodworking (#232) I wrote about the efforts of the EPA to eliminate paint and coating removers that contain methylene chloride or N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) from the consumer market. I recounted how this effort had been going on for more than 25 years and is based on the unsubstantiated claims that exposure to methylene chloride can cause cancer and the fairly well substantiated claims that exposure to NMP can lead to reproductive problems in pregnant women.

This effort by the EPA continues. But in the meantime, there’s been an interesting turn