Brussels, 30/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Monday to adopt a further restriction on the use of hexachloroethane (HCE) because it poses an unacceptable environmental risk, particularly to aquatic organisms.
HCE is used in the manufacturing and processing of various non-ferrous metals because it is able to reduce the volume of impurities they contain. The Commission first introduced an EU-wide restriction on its use in 1997 when the need to cut the dangers of...