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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND20Which SIN List chemicalshave been regulated in the US?• 20 SIN List chemicals are subject toSignificant New Use Rules (SNURs(SNURs).• SNURs do not restrict production oruse.• Only require notification if production oruse deviates from SNUR conditions.• EPA can then review and accept, rejector impose conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUNDWhich SIN List chemicalshave been exempted in the US?• EPA has exempted 8 SIN List chemicals fromreporting under the IUR.• All are nonyl- or octylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs,OPEs), exempted because they are polymerspresumed not to be bioavailable.• Yet NPEs and OPEs:– are acutely toxic to aquatic organisms, and– break down to nonylphenol and octylphenol,more persistent and toxic than their parentsand show endocrine-disrupting disrupting activity.21
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