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Alternatives Assessment: Partnership to Evaluate Flame Retardants in Printed Circuit Boards

The partnership project on flame retardants in printed circuit boards seeks to improve understanding of the environmental and human health impacts of new and current materials that can be used to meet fire safety standards

Flame Retardants Used in Flexible Polyurethane Foam

The partnership project on flame retardants in furniture seeks to update the health and environmental profiles of flame-retardant chemicals that meet fire safety standards for upholstered consumer products with polyurethane foam

Partnership to Evaluate Alternatives to Bisphenol A in Thermal Paper

The partnership project for alternatives assessment of alternatives to BPA in thermal paper sought to assess potential hazards for BPA and alternatives to reduce the possibility of unintended consequences of using substitutes

Partnership to Evaluate Flame Retardant Alternatives to HBCD

The partnership project on alternatives to HBCD was convened to compare human health and environmental impacts of HBCD and its alternatives to inform decision-making

Вовлечение населения в решение проблемы этиленоксида (ЭО)

Этиленоксид (EtO) – это бесцветный легковоспламеняющийся газ. Как правило, он не имеет запаха в концентрациях, обнаруживаемых за пределами помещений или сообществ.

SmartWay Partner Achievements

This page lists the types of partner recognition in the SmartWay program.

Technology Transitions Notices of Data Availability

Notice of Data Availability Relevant to Petition Submissions Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020

Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Guidance

Find EPA policies and guidance on underground storage tanks compliance and enforcement.

Is My Facility a "Qualified Facility" under the SPCC Rule?

How to determine if you facility is a qualified facility under SPCC.

Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats

non-petroleum oils are also regulated under CFR 112. Like petroleum oils, they can cause devastating physical effects, be toxic, destroy food supplies and habitats, produce rancid odors, foul shorelines and treatment plants, be flammable, and linger.

Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Workgroup Meeting Materials - November and December 2022

Materials for EFAB meeting.

Papers Addressing Scientific Issues in the Risk Assessment of Metals

To inform the consideration of metals properties, and to engage the external scientific community, the Agency commissioned external experts to lead the development of a series of issue papers.

Methods for Identifying a Default Cross-Species Scaling Factor (Rhomsberg, 2004)

Provides a rationale for selecting default cross-species extrapolation factors with which to scale oral doses across species for non-carcinogenic endpoints.

Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II) Volume 5: Governing Document for a Multi-Year Antimicrobial Chemical Exposure Monitoring Program (interim draft document with changes)

This document describes the overall scope of the AEATF II program, demonstrates the need for additional human exposure monitoring data and explains the proposed methodology for the exposure monitoring studies proposed for conduct by the AEATF II.

External Review Draft: Harmonization in Interspecies Extrapolation: Use of BW 3/4 as Default Method in Derivation of the Oral RfD

Recommends procedures, inclusive of default procedures, that will be used to estimate oral exposures in terms of human equivalents for all toxicologic endpoints.

Issue Paper on the Human Health Effects of Metals

This paper discusses issues important to consider in developing a framework for performing human health assessments for exposure to metals and metal compounds

Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II) Volume 5: Governing Document for a Multi-Year Antimicrobial Chemical Exposure Monitoring Program (interim draft document)

Describes the overall scope of the AEATF II program, demonstrates the need for additional human exposure monitoring data and explains the proposed methodology for the exposure monitoring studies proposed for conduct by the AEATF II.