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Release Time:2022-03-24 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that will reduce exposure to five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemical substances. These chemicals will accumulate in the environment over time, so they may pose potential risks to people who come into contact with them. These rules became effective on February 5, 2021 and will be implemented step by step from March 8.
The main uses and control requirements are as follows：
Substances | Rugulation | Limit | Scope | Uses | Activity | Effective date | Exemptions |
Decabromodiphenyl ether（DecaBDE） CAS No.：1163-19-5 | 40CFR 751.405 | Manufacturing and processing of DecaBDE or DecaBDE-containing products or articles | DecaBDE is used as an additive flame retardant in plastic enclosures for televisions, cormputers, audio and video equipment, textiles and upholstered articles, wire and cables for communication and eleatronic equipment, and other applications. DecaBDE is also used as a flame retardant for mutiple applications for aerospace and automotive vehioles, including replacement parts for aircraft and cars | Manufacture /Processing | March 8, 2021 | Recycled plastics and products made from such recycled plastics, if new decabromodiphenyl ether is not added during the recycling or reproduction process. | |
Distribution | January 6, 2022 | ||||||
Manufacturing, processing and distribution for use in curtains in the hospitality industry, and the curtains to which DecaBDE has been added | Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | July 6, 2022 | |||||
Processing and distribution for use in wire and cable insulations in nuclear power generation facilities, and DecaBDE-containing wire and cable insulations | Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | January 6, 2023 | |||||
Manufacturing, processing and distribution for use in parts installed in and distributed as part of new aerospace vehicles, and parts for such vehicles | Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | January 8, 2024 | |||||
Replacement parts for motor vehicles | Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | 2036 or after the end of vehicles service lives, whichever is earlier | |||||
Distribution in commerce of plastic shipping pallets that contain decaBDE and were manufactured prior March 8, 2021 | Distribution | After the end of the pallets' service life | |||||
Phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1) （PIP（3：1）） CAS No.：68937-41-7 | 40CFR 751.407 | Prohibited | Processing and distributing PIP (3:1), including PIP(3:1)-containing products or articles | PIP(3:1) is used as a plasticizer, a flame retardant, an anti-wear additive, or an anti-compressibility additive in hydraulio fluid, lubricating oils, lubricants and greases, various industrial coatings, adhesives, sealants, and plastic articles. As a chemical that can perform several functions simultaneously, sometimes under extreme conditions, it has several distinctive applications | Processing/ Distribution | March 8, 2021 | 1）Hydraulio fluids for aviation or military 2）Lubricants and Grease 3）New and replacement parts for motor and aerospace vehicles 4）Manufacture of cyanoaorylate adhesives in closed systems 5）Specialized engine air filters for locomotive and marine applications 6）Plastio for recycling from PIP(3:1)-containing products or articles 7）Finished goods or articles made of plastie recycled from PIP (3:1)-containing products or articles |
Adhesives and sealants | Processing/ Distribution | January 6, 2025 | |||||
Photographic printing articles | Processing/ Distribution | January 1, 2022 | |||||
2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol（2,4,6-TTBP） CAS No.：732-26-3 | 40CFR 751.409 | 0.3% | Distribution in containers with a volume of less than 35 gallons | 2.4,6-TTBP is used as an intermediate/reactant in processing and is incorporated into formulations destined for fuel and fuel-related additives, as well as into formulations intended for the maintenance or repair of motor vehicles and machinery, including in oils and lubricants. | Distribution | January 6, 2026 | - |
Processing and distribution in oil and lubricant additives | |||||||
Pentachlorobenzenethiol（PCTP） CAS No.：133-49-3 | 40CFR 751.411 | 1% | Manufacturing and processing of PCTP or PCTP-containing products or articles Distribution of PCTP or PCTP-containing products or articles | PCTP is used to make rubber more pliable in industrial uses | Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | March 8, 2021 | - |
Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | January 6, 2022 | ||||||
Hexachlorobutadiene（HCBD） CAS No.：87-68-3 | 40CFR 751.413 | Prohibited | Manufacturing,processing and distribution of HCBD or HCBD-containing products or articles | 1) Unintentional production of HBCD as a byproduct in the manufacture of chlorinated solvents 2) Processing and distribution of HBCD for burming as a waste fuel | Manufacture /Processing/ Distribution | March 8, 2021 | HCBD is used a solvent in rubber manufacturing and in hydraulic, heat transfer or transformer fluid. |
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