wow - California bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat.
The state Air Resources Board voted 8-0 to ban the sale of products that emit high levels of so-called volatile organic compounds. The rules are the toughest state mandate in the nation and will take effect Dec. 31, 2013.
Regulators say the emissions from those household products increase ozone gas in the atmosphere, a main component of smog. The emissions also contribute to asthma and cancer cases, according to a report prepared by air board staff. full story...
The state Air Resources Board voted 8-0 to ban the sale of products that emit high levels of so-called volatile organic compounds. The rules are the toughest state mandate in the nation and will take effect Dec. 31, 2013.
Regulators say the emissions from those household products increase ozone gas in the atmosphere, a main component of smog. The emissions also contribute to asthma and cancer cases, according to a report prepared by air board staff. full story...
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