On July 22, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first four Section 5 (a)(3) determinations for premanufacture under the newly amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
All four of the new chemcials were found to have a low potential for both health and environmental hazards.
The four new chemicals under the reformed TSCA are:
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PMN
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Generic Name
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Uses:
Intended/known
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Persistence
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Bioaccumulation
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Health Hazard
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Environmental Hazard
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P-16-0281
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Fatty alcohols-dimers, trimers,
polymers
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Reactive Polyol
Lubricant and lubricant additive
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Persistent
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Low
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Low
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Low
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P-16-0292
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Depolymerized waste plastics
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Intermediate for use in manufacture of polymers
Lubricant and lubricant additive
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Very Persistent
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Low
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Low
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Low
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P-16-0301
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Propyl silsesquioxanes, hydrogen-terminated
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Intermediate
Lubricant and Lubricant additive
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Limited Persistence
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Low
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Low
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Low
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P-16-0302
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Organic modified propyl sisesquixane
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Plastic additive
Finishing Agent
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Very Persistent
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Low
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Low
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Low
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For more information about the four chemicals, please visit The National Law Review. Please contact Nexreg for all your Chemical Regulatory Compliance needs.