Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law - washingtonpost.com

Submitted by neilzusman on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:29

Publication Type:

Newspaper Article

Authors:

Layton,Lyndsey

Source:

Washington Post, Washington, D.C. (2010)

URL:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/03/AR2010010302110.html

Keywords:

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Notes:

washingtonpost.com

"Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision."