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Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation of Use in Vapor Degreasing under TSCA §6(a)

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Jul 6, 2017· Comment submitted by Kathryn Rodgers and Jessica Helm, PhD, Silent Spring Institute· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0387-0697

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Abstract

EPA is initiating this rulemaking under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 6(a) to address unreasonable risks posed by trichloroethylene (TCE) when used in vapor degreasing. Section 6(a) of TSCA provides authority for the EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemicals, as well as any manner or method of disposal. The EPA identified TCE for risk evaluation as part of its Work Plan for Chemical Assessment under TSCA. TCE is used in industrial and commercial processes, and also has some limited uses in consumer products. In the June 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for TCE, the EPA identified risks associated with vapor degreasing, among other uses.

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