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This is the list of extremely hazardous substances defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. § 11002). The list can be found as an appendix to 40 CFR 355. [1] Updates as of 2006 can be seen on the Federal Register, 71 FR 47121 (August 16, 2006). [2]
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the 94th United States Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.
Daminozide, also known as aminozide, Alar, Kylar, SADH, B-995, B-nine, [2] and DMASA, [3] is an organic compound which acts as a plant growth regulator. [2] It was produced in the U.S. by the Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc., (now integrated into the Chemtura Corporation [not verified in body]), which registered daminozide for use on fruits intended for human consumption in 1963.
The EPA said that many dry cleaners have already started to make the transition to other chemicals and that using PCE in “newly acquired dry-cleaning machines” would be banned after six months ...
While the EPA banned one consumer use of methylene chloride in 2019, use of the chemical has remained widespread and continues to pose significant and sometimes fatal danger to workers, the agency ...
According to Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, the “critical” exempted uses of methylene chloride require worker ...
Pesticide manufacturers were frustrated with the amount of time it took to get new pesticides on the market, and wanted an extension on the amount of time they had exclusive right to a pesticide formulation. Environmental groups were frustrated with the indemnity provision of FIFRA, alleging that it made EPA reluctant to ban any pesticides.
The American Academy of Pediatrics joined EWG in 2017 protesting the EPA’s continued approval of the chemical. In addition, pesticides banned by the government continue to show up on crops sold ...