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In the summer of 2016, Congress passed and President Obama
signed into law an amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
which included, among other things, new authority for U.S. EPA to
assess and regulate existing chemicals already in commerce.
On November 29, 2016, EPA announced the first ten chemicals that it
will evaluate for risks to human health and the environment.
As expected, the list includes asbestos and the following
chemicals: 1,4-dioxane, 1-bromopropane, carbon tetrachloride,
cyclic aliphatic bromide cluster, methylene chloride,
N-methylpyrrolidone, pigment violet 29, tetrachloroethylene (a/k/a
perchloroethylene), and trichloroethylene.
Within six months, EPA is expected to issue a "scoping
document" identifying the scope of its evaluations for each
chemical and the evaluations could ultimately lead to restrictions
on use of the particular chemicals being evaluated.
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