Environmentalists Cite Worker Exposures To TDI, Laud Feds' Proposed Rule On New Uses

Environmentalists are praising a federal proposal to regulate new uses of toluene diisocyanates (TDI) -- chemicals that have generated concern about possible harmful effects on exposed workers -- and are even seeking expansions of the proposed rule, but industry groups are calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to narrow its regulatory approach to TDI.