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Formaldehyde; TSCA Review

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Environmental Defense Fund filed 7 comments on this docket between Jul 3, 2019 and Feb 4, 2026. 64 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 176d ago.

What Environmental Defense Fund filed (7)

Feb 4, 2026· Mass Comment Campaign sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0471

The Environmental Defense Fund and the undersigned strongly oppose efforts to change EPA's science-backed risk characterization for formaldehyde under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Formaldehyde is a dangerous toxic chemical that causes leukemia and other serious health problems, and I'm concerned for the health of my family, children, friends and neighbors if EPA weakens the way it evaluates risk for the chemical. Science has long been settled on formaldehyde: it damages our DNA and there is no safe threshold for exposure to this cancer-causing chemical. For decades, the chemical industry lobby has been working to water down formaldehyde science to weaken protections intended to keep people safe. Under this proposed update to how EPA evaluates risk from formaldehyde, families across the country would be more at risk from serious health problems, including leukemia and other cancers and chronic respiratory illness, because it ignores the risk from cancer and long-term exposure and nearly doubles the amount of formaldehyde that's considered safe to breathe. We rely on EPA to use the Toxic Substances Control Act to protect American families from formaldehyde and other dangerous chemicals. The science on this is clear, and I'm calling on EPA to take action and reverse course: We need to uphold the science supporting strong protections against cancer-causing chemicals.

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Feb 4, 2026· Comment submitted by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0492

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum. Please see attached.

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Jun 22, 2022· Comment submitted by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0085

Please see the attached comments and data file from the Environmental Defense Fund on fenceline and background exposure analyses in TSCA risk evaluations.

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Dec 10, 2021· Comment submitted by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0077

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.

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Jun 11, 2020· Comment submitted by Richard A. Denison, Lead Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0044

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

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Nov 29, 2019· Comment submitted by Robert Stockman, Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0017

Comments of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted by Robert Stockman, Senior Attorney. See attached file.

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Jul 3, 2019· Comment submitted by Lindsay McCormick, Chemicals and Health Program Manager, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438-0007

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.

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Abstract

EPA is interested in information on Formaldehyde (CASRN 50-00-0). EPA encourages the public to submit use, hazard, and exposure information to this docket.

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