Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the cross-phthalates draft technical support documents: Draft Phthalate Cumulative Risk Analysis for DCHP, DIBP, DBP, DEHP, BBP, and DINP and the Draft Meta-analysis and Benchmark Dose Modeling of Fetal Testicular Testosterone for BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIBP, and DCHP. Please see attached.
Di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)(1,2-Benzene- dicarboxylic acid, 1,2- bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester; TSCA Review
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Environmental Defense Fund filed 5 comments on this docket between Jul 10, 2019 and May 9, 2025. 16 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 358d ago.
What Environmental Defense Fund filed (5)
Please find attached comments submitted by Environmental Defense Fund on potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations in support of EPA's risk evaluations of 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, and seven ortho-phthalates under TSCA.
Comments submitted by Dr. Richard Denison, Ph.D., Lead Senior Scientist, on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund on Draft Scopes of the Risk Evaluations To Be Conducted for Seven Chemical Substances Under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Attached please find two documents: Attachment 1: EDF 7 Scopes Comments FINAL 6-8-20.pdf Attachment 2: EDF 7 scopes comments Appendix 1 NGO Request.pdf
Comments of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted by Stephanie Schwarz, Legal Fellow. See attached file.
Please find attached comments submitted by Lindsay McCormick, Chemicals and Health Program Manager, on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund. Section 10 of the comments focus specifically on formaldehyde.
Abstract
EPA is interested in information on Di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)(1,2-Benzene- dicarboxylic acid, 1,2- bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (CASRN 117-81-7). EPA encourages the public to submit use, hazard, and exposure information to this docket. This chemical is also known as 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester.
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