Jan 24, 2025 · As required under section 6 (h) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA has taken action to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that …

5 days ago · EPA has published three final rules that lowered the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting thresholds for certain persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals and added certain other PBT chemicals to the TRI list of toxic chemicals.

The PBT Profiler estimates Persistence, Bioconcentration potential, and fish chronic Toxicity from chemical structure and determines if the P, B, and T properties of the chemical are expected to exceed the PBT criteria established under EPA's New Chemicals Program and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).

Jan 7, 2021 · As required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA issued five final rules in December 2020 to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT).

PBT pollutants pose risks because they are toxic even in small quantities, persist in ecosystems, bioaccumulate in food chains, and can travel great distances (via equipment or products, food, or the environment).

As required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA issued five final rules on January 6, 2021, to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that …

Jun 16, 2023 · EPA has finalized enhanced reporting requirements that focus on toxic chemicals which persist and bioaccumulate in the environment. These are known as persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals.

EPCRA Section 313 currently requires reporting on over 600 chemicals and chemical categories. This guidance document is intended to assist industry with EPCRA Section 313 reporting for pesticides and other PBT chemicals.

Dec 22, 2020 · TSCA required EPA to take expedited action on specific PBT chemicals to address risk and reduce exposures to the extent practicable. EPA identified these five PBT chemicals for expedited action, following criteria outlined in TSCA.

Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) (CASRN 1163-19-5), a chemical that has been identified as a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemical by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, may be present in this regulated area.