1. A major cleanup of toxic solvents and low level radioactive contamination has been under way at the site for more then seven years. 2. Methyl alcohol is a dangerously toxic solvent not suitable for home use. 3. According to the report, the amount of toxic solvent in Virodene used in the human trials was well above environmental exposure limits. 4. But the researchers claimed they had documented evidence the toxic solvent worked, according to the report. 5. Due to the vapour hazard, we have been breathing and eating food contaminated with this toxic solvent and suffer frequent coughs and headaches. 6. In particular, it noted the amount of toxic solvent in Virodene used in the human trials was well above environmental exposure limits. 7. Several fatal cases of leukemia have been reported there in the past few years and the community is sure toxic solvents have seeped into the water. 8. The Medicines Control Council on Wednesday ordered a halt to any further research on the drug because one of the ingredients was a toxic industrial solvent. 9. The pollution includes lead-laden sand and perchloroethylene, a toxic solvent that was dumped there and contaminated the groundwater. 10. When it banned the drug, the council said Virodene contained dimethylformamide, a potentially toxic industrial solvent. |