Items Tagged with 'Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend certain compliance dates in the final risk management rules for perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

A new study by researchers at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and Beijing Normal University presents a non-animal assessment framework designed to detect hazardous chemicals faster and more precisely. 

The EPA recently announced that it is delaying the deadline for comments on the draft risk evaluation for octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4). 

The final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, and require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the meeting minutes and final report from the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals virtual public meeting regarding the 2024 draft TSCA risk evaluation for di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and the hazard analysis supporting the draft risk evaluation for di-isononyl phthalate (DINP).

The EPA reports that this final action, also known as a risk management rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), will protect people from health risks while allowing key uses to continue safely with a robust new worker protection program.

Because regulations regarding materials of concern are becoming increasingly complex all around the world, developing a protocol for materials replacement is a necessity for those operating in the CASE sector.