Michigan Environmental Science Board Criticizes Great Lakes Chlorine Phase-Out

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The Michigan Environmental Science Board has produced a report for the governor that is critical of the blanket chlorine phase-out recommended by the International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes (see

EBN Vol. 3, No. 1). While acknowledging that serious health and environmental concerns exist for some chlorinated compounds, the Board has essentially taken the chlorine industry’s position that individual compounds should be assessed separately and that anticipated problems with potential replacements must be included as a part of any phase-out decision.