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Recent Federal Developments in Hazardous Substances

EPA Publishes Chemical Data Reporting Rule: On August 16, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule entitled Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule, formerly known as the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) Rule, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 76 Fed. Reg. 50816. The revisions, which were first announced August 2, 2011, expand the requirements for ...

Sep. 16, 2011

By Acta Group

EU to revise laws on recycling and use of hazardous substances

Improving implementation and enforcement of laws on electrical and electronic equipment and cutting unnecessary administrative burden are the main objectives of the revised directives proposed by the Commission today. The directives on the collection and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment and on the restriction of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – ...

Dec. 3, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

More hazardous substances added to emergency regulations

Environment Canada has added 41 unique substances to the Environmental Emergency Regulations, including styrene, an explosive chemical used to make polystyrene plastic containers, and ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer. As an example of the hazards associated with styrene, an explosion that occurred in the province of Quebec in 1966 resulted in 11 deaths, 7 injuries and significant ...

Dec. 21, 2011

By GLOBE Foundation

EPA removes Saccharin from hazardous substances listing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed saccharin, a common artificial sweetener, and its salts from the agency’s list of hazardous substances. Saccharin is no longer considered a potential hazard to human health. Saccharin is a white crystalline powder that is found in diet soft drinks, chewing gum and juice. Saccharin was labeled a potentially cancer-causing substance ...

Dec. 14, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

ESS and Atrion International extend hazardous substance reporting

ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability, and Atrion International, a leading provider of product compliance solutions, jointly announced a strategic partnership today. The newly formed partnership will extend both ESS’ and Atrion’s software offerings in order to address product and REACH compliance goals in ...

Oct. 16, 2008

By IHS

Hazardous substance reference standards developed for XRF analyzers

The accredited XRF Standards Laboratory of Eastern Applied Research, Inc has developed a set of hazardous substance reference standards. Initially developed for use on Seiko x-ray fluorescence and Skyray XRF systems, the set can be utilized with both desktop and handheld XRF systems of most brands to increase instrument accuracy.The complete set is known as the “RoHS-Standard Set” because it was ...

Oct. 29, 2008

By Eastern Applied Research, Inc.

Hazardous substances in Europe’s fresh and marine waters – an overview

Hazardous substances in fresh and marine water can harm aquatic life and pose a risk to human health, according to a new report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report notes that while European legislation to address the issue is relatively strong, new challenges exist including ‘emerging pollutants’ where potential effects are not yet fully understood. ...

Jul. 14, 2011

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

New list of hazardous substances spotlighted for international action

A new range of everyday and industrial chemicals used in carpets and textiles up to aviation devices and medical equipment may soon be controlled or eliminated under an international hazardous substances treaty. Scientists this week began reviewing four to add to a list of five substances already short-listed last year for consideration under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic ...

Oct. 13, 2008

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

How are substances screened and shortlisted?

Summary ECHA and Member State Competent Authorities are now in the third year of common screening. In late January every year approximately 200-300 substances are earmarked for manual screening by Member State experts based on an extensive set of algorithms to identify substances that may pose risk to human health or the environment. The short listed substances are grouped in terms of ...

Feb. 4, 2016

By European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

UN level classification of hazardous substances to be incorporated into EU law

MEPs adopted three legislative reports on the classification, labelling and packing of substances and mixtures. The first-reading agreement concerns the implementation of the UN level agreed, GHS (Globally Harmonised System) on classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous substances into EU legislation. The new rules are similar to existing EU rules (which will be replaced later) but ...

Sep. 3, 2008

By European Parliament

St. Louis development corporation to receive $400,000 for assessment of hazardous substances and petroleum

The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has been selected to receive $400,000 in EPA brownfields funding to assess and conduct cleanup planning for hazardous substances and petroleum in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The funding is being awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup process. SLDC will use $200,000 to conduct approximately seven Phase ...

May 24, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

NGOs criticize `weak` European Commission proposal on hazardous substances

In a surprise move the European Commission has rejected calls for a strengthened RoHS Directive (Directive 2002/95/EC) that would have set targets for phasing out additional hazardous substances in electronic products. “Today’s proposed rejection of both NGOs and progressive companies support for additional substance bans has done a great disservice to those companies that are working hard to ...

Dec. 4, 2008

By Health and Environment Alliance

Rolls Royce PLC fined after workers exposed to hazardous substances

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to have safe systems in place for employees in contact with hazardous substances. This message comes after five Chesterfield agency workers, employed by Rolls Royce plc, suffered skin rashes and chest problems as a result of being exposed to hazardous materials. Rolls Royce plc of Derby was fined £120,000 and ordered to pay £ 12,122.53 ...

Jul. 22, 2008

By Health and Safety Executive (UK)

EPA awards Anaheim US$200k to assess hazardous substances and brownfield contamination

The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded a US$200,000 Brownfields grant to the City of Anaheim, Calif., to assess possible contamination at a vacant and blighted industrial location, the City’s first step towards the proposed expansion of Betsy Ross Park. Located at the corner of Santa Ana and Hessel streets, the former Home Oil Company site will be investigated for any residual herbicides, ...

Jun. 11, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

New tiered-approach to assessing hazardous substance levels in water

Debate exists as to whether environmental concentrations of the hazardous substance hexachlorobenzene (HCB) should be measured in water or in wildlife when assessing compliance with environmental quality standards (EQS). New research has proposed a method to calculate concentrations in water that best represent critical levels in wildlife, and a tiered approach to compliance assessment that ...

Aug. 1, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Skyray XRF offers units for lead content and hazardous substance detection

A new option is available to organizations that take in-house control in proving compliance to hazardous substance regulations. Skyray XRF offers portable and desktop x-ray fluorescence (XRF) instruments that provide fast, non-destructive analysis of product for lead content and other restricted metals.Recent hazardous substance regulations including RoHS, Proposition-65 and Lead-Content in ...

Oct. 28, 2008

By Skyray XRF

Dangerous substances at work

In the EU, every year, 74.000 disease cases are linked to workplace exposure to hazardous substances. Risks are especially high in waste treatment and in occupations which use epoxy resins and nanomaterials. High risk businesses are small and medium-sized firms in the electronics manufacturing industry. Waste treatment - a dangerous businessIronically, the increase in waste recycling and ...

Oct. 21, 2009

Self-classify your substances

An updated list from Denmark makes self-classification of chemical substances easier. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has published an updated Advisory Self-classification List of nearly 50.000 chemical substances in order to predict exposure effects like mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity and danger to aquatic life. As most substances on the EU market are not ...

Nov. 3, 2009

Black substance in Anacostia river

Test results of water samples taken from the Anacostia River show that a black substance that has plagued a portion of the river since mid-August is a rare algal bloom, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. Initial testing by biologists from EPA and the Maryland Department of the Environment ruled out that the discoloration was a petroleum product or other hazardous ...

Sep. 9, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Better approach to reporting hazardous substances from farm animal waste

EPA is announcing a final rule providing an administrative reporting exemption for air releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms. This rule will enable response authorities to better focus their attention on hazardous substance releases that require a response, while reducing reporting burdens on America’s farms. Notifications must still be made to response authorities when ...

Dec. 16, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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