How to Use methylene chloride in a Sentence

methylene chloride

noun

• In their grief and horror, their families vowed to fight like heck to keep methylene chloride from killing again.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• Despite the changes, the E.P.A. is still expected to ban the use of methylene chloride as a paint stripper soon — an action first proposed at the end of the Obama administration.
  — Eric Lipton, New York Times, 7 June 2018
• After more than a decade of research, the agency had concluded in January that methylene chloride was so hazardous that its use in paint removers should be banned.
  — Eric Lipton, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2017
• The direct solvent method uses methylene chloride, coffee oil or ethyl acetate to dissolve the caffeine in the beans and extract it from the coffee, according to Clydesdale.
  — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2019
• But those standards did not cover regular consumers, who can buy methylene chloride products at most hardware stores.
  — Philly.com, 10 May 2018
• Volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, naphthalene and methylene chloride, have a low boiling point and can be dispersed into the air easily.
  — Max Horberry, Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
• The Obama administration in its last days proposed banning most consumer sales of methylene chloride.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2018
• Lowe's is showing leadership as the first major U.S. retailer to eliminate methylene chloride paint strippers from its stores.
  — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 29 May 2018
• Medical records show inhaling methylene chloride vapors led to Keller having a heart attack.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2018
• Environmentalists had urged the EPA to go even further and ban methylene chloride for commercial use, too, as the Obama administration had sought.
  — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2020
• The compounds include hazardous air pollutants such as styrene and methylene chloride, as well as dibutyl phthalate, which some studies have identified as an endocrine disruptor.
  — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2019
• Additionally, Lowe's is has added more safety information to its website about proper use of methylene chloride.
  — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 29 May 2018
• Manufacturing, processing and distribution of methylene chloride would be wound down within the next 15 months.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
• The proposal would ban methylene chloride's use in all consumer situations, and in most industrial and commercial uses.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
• The eBay listing discovered by EPA investigators had marketed the drums of methylene chloride as a coronavirus disinfectant, as well as a paint stripper.
  — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2020
• This included reevaluating plans to ban certain uses of two chemicals that have caused dozens of deaths or severe health problems: methylene chloride and trichloroethylene, both of which have been used by Momentive employees.
  — Ian Frisch, Longreads, 16 Apr. 2018
• Product listings on eBbay cited by the EPA included 55-gallon drums of methylene chloride, usually used as a paint stripper, that were marketed as a coronavirus disinfectant.
  — Jennifer A. Dlouhy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2020
• Examples include benzene, found in gasoline; methylene chloride, a solvent and paint stripper; and chemicals emitted by facilities that produce coke for the steel industry.
  — Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 25 July 2019
• Then, coffee manufacturers typically use solvents like methylene chloride or ethyl acetate to wash out the caffeine molecules.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2021
• Due to inadequate ventilation and recurring leaks from equipment in work areas and the use of methylene chloride in analyzing environmental samples, employees were allegedly exposed to methylene chloride, OSHA said.
  — Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 21 Aug 2024