chloroprene
noun
chlo·ro·prene
ˈklȯr-ə-ˌprēn 
: a colorless liquid C4H5Cl used especially in making neoprene by polymerization
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Ethylene oxide is used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment and chloroprene is used to make synthetic rubber.
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USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The rule will significantly reduce emissions of chloroprene and other harmful pollutants at the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace, Louisiana, the largest source of chloroprene emissions in the country, Regan said.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The exception will be for companies that make neoprene, a manufacturing process which releases cancer-causing chloroprene.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The plant, owned by Denka Performance Elastomer, already has chloroprene monitors at more than 20 locations along its perimeter.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
The proposal would slash ethylene oxide emissions nationwide by about two-thirds and chloroprene by three-quarters from 2020 levels, according to the agency.
—Michael Phillis, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
At a monitoring station near Fifth Ward Elementary, from February 2020 to February 2022, the average chloroprene concentration was 2.22 micrograms of chloroprene per cubic meter, which is more than 11 times the 0.2 upper limit of acceptability, the EPA letter said.
—Amanda Watts, CNN, 26 Oct. 2022
Air monitoring consistently shows long-term chloroprene concentrations in the air near Denka's LaPlace plant as high as 15 times the levels recommended for a 70-year exposure to the chemical, the complaint says.
—Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
In February, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the company on behalf of the EPA to compel Denka to cut chloroprene emissions.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The rule will significantly reduce emissions of chloroprene and other harmful pollutants at the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace, Louisiana, the largest source of chloroprene emissions in the country, Regan said.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The exception will be for companies that make neoprene, a manufacturing process which releases cancer-causing chloroprene.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The plant, owned by Denka Performance Elastomer, already has chloroprene monitors at more than 20 locations along its perimeter.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
The proposal would slash ethylene oxide emissions nationwide by about two-thirds and chloroprene by three-quarters from 2020 levels, according to the agency.
—Michael Phillis, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
At a monitoring station near Fifth Ward Elementary, from February 2020 to February 2022, the average chloroprene concentration was 2.22 micrograms of chloroprene per cubic meter, which is more than 11 times the 0.2 upper limit of acceptability, the EPA letter said.
—Amanda Watts, CNN, 26 Oct. 2022
Air monitoring consistently shows long-term chloroprene concentrations in the air near Denka's LaPlace plant as high as 15 times the levels recommended for a 70-year exposure to the chemical, the complaint says.
—Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
In February, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the company on behalf of the EPA to compel Denka to cut chloroprene emissions.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Chloroprene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chloroprene. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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