Activities of the Environmental Protection Agency concerning phthalate esters

EPA's activities concerning phthalate esters have been in four general areas, namely: (1) their status as toxic pollutants under the Clean Water Act; (2) their status as “new chemicals” under Section 5 of TSCA; (3) the potential risk to human beings posed by DEHP; and (4) finally, the need for...

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Autor principal: Newburg-Rinn, Steven D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1982
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Federal Agency Activities
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1568984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7140687
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Sumario:EPA's activities concerning phthalate esters have been in four general areas, namely: (1) their status as toxic pollutants under the Clean Water Act; (2) their status as “new chemicals” under Section 5 of TSCA; (3) the potential risk to human beings posed by DEHP; and (4) finally, the need for testing phthalates with respect to their health and environmental effects.

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