Access to Government Information: "EPA Removes Confidentiality Claims for More Than 150 Chemicals"

From an EPA Announcement:

In order to provide the public has as much information as possible about the health and the environmental impacts of chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made public the identities of more than 150 chemicals contained in 104 health and safety studies that had been claimed confidential by industry.

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For these 104 studies, the chemical identity will no longer be redacted, or kept from view. The chemicals involved are used in dispersant formulations and consumer products such as air fresheners, non-stick and stain resistant materials, fire resistant materials, nonylphenol compounds, perfluorinated compounds, and lead.

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The health and safety studies include some declassified by the agency and other voluntary declassifications by companies in response to EPA’s challenge. EPA is committed to posting new declassified materials under TSCA on the agency website on a regular basis.

Direct to List and Related Materials Re: Declassified Chemicals

More Info About Chemicals Available From Chemical Data Access Tool

Background on Public Release of Material

See Also: Increasing Transparency in TSCA

See Also: TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Inventory Database

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