US TSCA PBTs Testing
In January 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) published five final rules in the federal register (86 FR 866-932) to regulate five persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals under Section 6(h) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
These TSCA PBT chemicals are:
|
PBTs Chemicals |
CAS No. |
Requirement | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
2,4,6-Tris (tert-butyl) phenol (2,4,6-TTBP) |
732-26-3 |
0.3% |
|
2 |
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)* |
87-68-3 |
Prohibited |
|
3 |
Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE)* |
1163-19-5 |
Prohibited |
|
4 |
Phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1)* |
68937-41-7 |
Prohibited |
|
5 |
Pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP) |
133-49-3 |
1% |
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