Ban Deadly Paintstripping Chemicals

More than 60 American families have lost loved ones to the toxic chemical methylene chloride, which can be found in paint strippers on the shelves of hardware stores. While stripping paint, someone can inhale enough of this chemical to pass out and die. Long-term exposure is linked to liver toxicity, liver cancer, and lung cancer.

Many paint strippers also contain a chemical called N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), which can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.

But the tide is turning on these toxic chemicals. Many retailers, including The Home Depot, Amazon and Lowe’s, have announced plans to stop selling paint strippers containing these chemicals. It's time to get them off Maryland shelves once and for all.

Safer alternatives to these chemicals are already available. In fact, consumers and professional contractors in the European Union have only been able to buy safer products without methylene chloride for more than five years.

Will you join us in supporting a statewide ban one these dangerous chemicals?

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Will you support a state ban on the dangerous chemicals DCM and NMP in paint strippers?

Maryland families have lost loved ones to the toxic chemical methylene chloride (DCM), which can be found in paint strippers on the shelves of hardware stores. While stripping paint, someone can inhale enough of this chemical to pass out and die. Long-term exposure is linked to liver toxicity, liver cancer, and lung cancer.

Many paint strippers also contain a chemical called N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), which can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.

Many retailers, including The Home Depot, Amazon and Lowe’s, have announced plans to stop selling paint strippers containing these chemicals. It's time to get them off Maryland shelves once and for all.

Safer alternatives to these chemicals are already available. In fact, consumers and professional contractors in the European Union have only been able to buy safer products without methylene chloride for more than five years.

Will you support a statewide ban one these dangerous chemicals?

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