USA/1222
WTO/TBT
US Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
  • 13 - Umwelt, Gesundheitsschutz, Sicherheit
  • 71 - Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
2017-01-17
2016-11-21

Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). Environmental protection (ICS: 13.020), Products of the chemical
industry (ICS: 71.100)

Addition of Nonylphenol Ethoxylates Category; Community Right-To-Know Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting (6 pages, in English)

EPA is proposing to add a nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs)
category to the list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the
Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). EPA is proposing to add this chemical category to the
EPCRA section 313 list because EPA believes NPEs meet the EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(C)
toxicity criteria. Specifically, EPA believes that longer chain NPEs can break down in the
environment to short-chain NPEs and nonylphenol, both of which are highly toxic to
aquatic organisms. Based on a review of the available production and use information,
members of the NPEs category are expected to be manufactured, processed, or otherwise
used in quantities that would exceed EPCRA section 313 reporting thresholds.