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Cosmetic VOCs Study: Implications Up In The Air, But Industry On Alert

 
• By Lauren Nardella and Ryan Nelson

Personal care and other volatile chemical products have replaced automobiles as the most "important" VOC emitters, according to a study published this month in Science. PCPC attorney Tom Myers expects California air-quality regulators to take notice and potentially pursue a crackdown in the cosmetics space.

the girl is standing by the road in a protective medical mask. Dense smog in the streets of the city.

The personal-care industry is bracing for a possible crackdown on volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in California following a study in Science magazine that received national media attention.

The study in question emphasizes the growing contribution of volatile chemical products (VCPs), including personal care, to urban air pollution relative to

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