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US EPA Looks to Begin Evaluations on Five Chemicals

Vinyl chloride, acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, benzenamine and 4,4’-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA) to be analyzed.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

On July 24, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed to designate five chemicals as High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation under the nation’s chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). If EPA finalizes these designations as proposed, the agency would immediately move forward with the risk evaluation process. This step is consistent with a commitment from the Biden-Harris Administration to understand and address environmental and toxic exposures to ensure that e...

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