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Public Meeting Presentation: Risk Evaluation Process, August 9, 2016
The Powerpoint presentation of the August 9, 2016 Public Meeting: Risk Evaluation Process.
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Public Meeting Presentation: Prioritization Procedural Rule, August 10, 2016
The Powerpoint presentation of the August 10, 2016 Public Meeting: Prioritization Procedural Rule.
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EPA Response to TSCA Section 21 Petition
This document provides the reasons for EPA’s denial of a petition it received under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Technical Supplement - Hazard Assessment of the Brominated Phthalates Cluster (BPC) Chemicals
TSCA Work Plan Chemical Technical Supplement - Use and Exposure of the Brominated Phthalates Cluster (BPC) Chemicals - Brominated Phthalates Cluster Flame Retardants.
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Peer Review Plan for OPPT Work Plan Risk Assessment of 1 - Bromopropane (“1 - BP”)
This document outlines the peer review plan for a risk assessment which addresses occupational uses of 1-BP in dry-cleaning and foam gluing operations, consumer uses in aerosol solvent cleaners and spray adhesives, and its effects on human health.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Problem Formulation and Data Needs Assessment Brominated Phthalates Cluster Flame Retardants
The data needs assessment document identified the Brominated Phthalates Cluster Flame Retardants and concluded that they may present an unreasonable risk in certain scenarios.
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Supplemental File 4 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA, CASRN: 79-94-7) Cancer Assessment Review Committee Report
Supplemental File 4: Cancer Assessment Review Committee Report for the Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment.
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Supplemental File 2 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA, CASRN: 79-94-7) Environmental Monitoring
Supplemental File 2: Environmental and Wildlife Monitoring Data for the Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment.
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Supplemental File 3 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA, CASRN: 79-94-7) Residential Monitoring
Supplemental File 3: Residential Monitoring Data for the Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Technical Supplement - Use and Exposure of the Brominated Phthalates Cluster (BPC) Chemicals
TSCA Work Plan Chemical Technical Supplement - Use and Exposure of the Brominated Phthalates Cluster (BPC) Chemicals - Brominated Phthalates Cluster Flame Retardants.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Technical Supplement – Physicochemical Properties and Environmental Fate of the Brominated Phthalates Cluster (BPC) Chemicals
TSCA Work Plan Chemical Technical Supplement – Physicochemical Properties and Environmental Fate of the Brominated Phthalates Cluster (BPC) Chemicals -- Brominated Phthalates Cluster Flame Retardants.
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Supplemental File 1 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA, CASRN: 79-94-7) Biomonitoring
Supplemental File 1: Human Biomonitoring Data to the Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment Chlorinated Phosphate Ester Cluster Flame Retardants
The goal of this problem formulation was to identify scenarios where further risk analysis may be necessary.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment Tetrabromobisphenol A and Related Chemicals Cluster Flame Retardants
EPA released a problem formulation for TBBPA and related chemicals used as a flame retardants in plastics/printed circuit boards for electronics. The goal of this problem formulation was to identify scenarios where further risk analysis may be necessary.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment Cyclic Aliphatic Bromides Cluster Flame Retardants
EPA released a problem formulation for the Cyclic Aliphatic Bromides used as a flame retardant in extruded and expanded polystyrene foams (EPS/XPS), polystyrene (PS) products.
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment Methylene Chloride: Paint Stripping Use
This risk assessment addresses DCM, a volatile organic compound (VOC) that is used as a solvent in a wide range of industrial, commercial and consumer use applications, such as adhesives, paint stripping, pharmaceuticals, metal cleaning, chemical processin
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Summary of External Peer Review and Public Comments and Disposition for Trichloroethylene (TCE)
This document summarizes the public and external peer review comments that the EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) received for the draft work plan risk assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE).
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Public Hearings on Cruise Ship Discharges
Homepage for public hearings hosted by EPA and Coast Guard in 2000 to obtain information on cruise ship discharges, including sewage, from various stakeholders and partners
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Cruise Ship Plume Tracking Survey
The survey plan and resulting report from an EPA study on dilution of cruise ship discharges, conducted off the coast of Florida in 2001.
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Public Hearing on Cruise Ship Discharges: Miami
Transcripts of the presentation and comments provided at a hearing hosted by the EPA in Miami, FL on discharges from cruise ships. Stakeholder representatives were in attendance to provide information and recommendations on this issue.