"The Environmental Protection Agency has found that a chemical commonly used to remove paint poses a health risk to pregnant women and women of childbearing age.

EPA released its risk assessment for N-Methylprrolidone (NMP) on Monday afternoon, which found there’s an acute and chronic risk for adverse developmental outcomes if the mother or an unborn baby is exposed to the chemical.

The use of gloves and respirators, EPA said do not adequately reduce the risks to women of childbearing age who use NMP for more than four hours per day on a single day or repeatedly use the chemical for a number of consecutive days."

Lydia Wheeler reports for The Hill March 23, 2015. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"EPA Releases Final Risk Assessment for Chemical used for Paint and Coating Removal " (EPA Release of March 23, 2015) [3]