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N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 37-0119 — Prohibition against certain uses of trichloroethylene

N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 37-0119

Type
Statute
Source
New York Environmental Conservation Law
Jurisdiction
New York
Current through
Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

* § 37-0119. Prohibition against certain uses of trichloroethylene.

Citator

N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 37-0119 — Prohibition against certain uses of trichloroethylene is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

* § 37-0119. Prohibition against certain uses of trichloroethylene.

1. No person shall use trichloroethylene as a vapor degreaser, an intermediate chemical to produce other chemicals, a refrigerant, or an extraction solvent or in any other manufacturing or industrial cleaning process or use.

2. For purposes of this section:

(a) "Extraction solvent" means a solvent used to separate a specific substance from a mixture.

(b) "Refrigerant" means a chemical that is used as a heat carrier in a cooling mechanism and that changes from liquid to gas and back again in the refrigeration cycle.

(c) "Trichloroethylene" means a chemical with the Chemical Registry Abstract Services Number of 79-01-6.

(d) "Vapor degreaser" means a substance boiled to a vapor that condenses onto metal parts, causing beading and dripping, and that removes contaminants from the parts.

3. Severability. The provisions of this section shall be severable and if any portion thereof or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this section and the application thereof shall not be affected thereby.

* NB There are 2 § 37-0119's