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Follow on Google News | 18 New Chemicals Targeted for Risk Assessment by US EPA18 chemicals have been selected for risk assessment during 2013 and 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced.
Using the above criteria, in total 83 chemicals were identified as needing risk-assessment, and all will be scrutinized eventually. However, to ensure the process is manageable, some chemicals were chosen first, since the EPA considers them highest priority according to several factors. These include whether the chemical was identified as high ranking, whether the chemical meets more than one factor identified above (for example, chemicals identified as a potential concern for children’s health and PBT), whether certain chemicals, or groups of chemicals, would benefit from some preliminary work to assure that future risk assessments are appropriately targeted and scoped, whether certain chemicals, or groups of chemicals, have previously been assessed and addressed by the Agency, so that a risk assessment in later years may be more appropriate than in the earlier years of the work plan, or according to Agency workload considerations, including scope and timing of work needed on specific chemicals, and existing commitments for assessment. Specifically, the 18 chemicals to be assessed 2013-2014 are: 1. 1-Bromopropane 2. 1,1-Dichloroethane 3. 1,2-Dichloropropane 4. 1,2-Dichloroethane 5. trans-1-2-Dichloroethylene 6. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 7. 4-tert-Octylphenol 8. Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)- 9. 2-Ethylhexyl- 10. Tris(2-chloroethyl) 11. Ethanone, 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8- 12. Ethanone, 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8- 13. Ethanone, 1-(1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8aoctahydro- 14. Ethanone, 1-(1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8aoctahydro- 15. 4-sec-Butyl- 16. 2,4,6-Tri-tert- 17. P,p'-Oxybis( 18. Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) The EPA hopes to save time by assessing related groups of chemicals together. The groups in the above list are three flame retardants (8-10), four fragrance chemicals (11-14), and five chlorinated hydrocarbons (2-6). Through data sources cited in the TSCA Work Plans Chemicals Methods Document (http://epa.gov/ Should an assessment indicate a significant risk is present, the EPA will implement the necessary actions for risk reduction. Equally, if no significant risk is ascertained, the EPA will conclude work on a given chemical. The EPA will make draft risk assessments available for public review and comment later this year and is currently working on seven chemicals that were identified last year. It is possible more chemicals will be added to the EPA work plan for 2012 if the need arises. About SGS Chemical Testing Services SGS monitors the development of the chemicals management program and provides updates whenever significant changes occur. Throughout its global network, SGS offers consultation and comprehensive testing services (http://www.sgs.com/ To learn more about SGS services, please contact the SGS experts. Contact details: SGS Consumer Testing Services Paul Milne, Ph.D. Technical Manager, Restricted Substances Testing Services SGS – North America 291 Fairfield Avenue Fairfield, NJ 07004 USA t: +1 973-461-1512 Email: cts.media@sgs.com Website: http://www.sgs.com/ ABOUT SGS SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With 70,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,350 offices and laboratories around the world. End
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