Status and Future Directions of the - US Environmental Protection ...

33
Sponsoring Organization Name Trade
Association(s)
Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate/Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate
(LAS/ABS) Consortium
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Companies and consortia sponsoring chemicals the chemicals’ properties; chemicals sponsored under
Companies and consortia sponsoring chemicals exclusively through the ICCA HPV Initiative are
exclusively through the ICCA HPV Initiative are the OECD HPV SIDS Program; that are polymers
not included in these numbers. The record of ICCA commitments is supplied to the Agency by
not the included American in these Chemistry numbers. Council. The record of ICCA or inorganics; or that are no longer considered
commitments is supplied to the Agency by the
high production volume. However, sponsorship of
Sponsored Chemicals
American Chemistry Council.
chemicals that fall outside the scope of the Program
Throughout the course of the Program, the chemical lists have been annotated to reflect
was permitted. In fact, 50 such chemicals have
changes in the status of chemicals; for instance, whether the chemical has been determined to
Sponsored fall outside Chemicals of the scope of the Program or if the chemical been sponsored. is sponsored Many through of these the 50 ICCA chemicals HPVwere
Initiative. Chemical lists are posted on EPA’s website at
sponsored as a member of a category and many were
http://www.epa.gov/chemrtk/volchall.htm.
Throughout the course of the Program, the chemical already sponsored in the OECD HPV SIDS Program.
Chemicals considered outside the scope of the Program include those: that were not HPV
lists have been annotated to reflect changes in the Sponsorship of categories was encouraged under
according to 1990 IUR information; for which it was determined that testing would not further our
status understanding of chemicals; for of the instance, chemicals’ whether properties; the chemical chemicals the sponsored HPV Challenge under Program. the OECD Benefits HPV of SIDS category
Program; that are polymers or inorganics; or that are no longer considered high production
has been determined to fall outside of the scope of sponsorships include:
volume. However, sponsorship of chemicals that fall outside the scope of the Program was
the Program permitted. or if In the fact, chemical 50 such is chemicals sponsored through have been sponsored. ■ Economic Many savings, of these because 50 chemicals less testing were may be
sponsored as a member of a category and many were already sponsored in the OECD HPV
the ICCA HPV Initiative. Chemical lists are posted needed for category chemicals,
SIDS Program. Sponsorship of categories was encouraged under the HPV Challenge Program.
on EPA’s Benefits website of category at http://www.epa.gov/chemrtk/
sponsorships include: ■ Fewer animals are needed to test a category of
• Economic savings, because less testing may be needed for category chemicals,
volchall.htm.
chemicals as opposed to doing each test on each
• Fewer animals are needed to test a category of chemicals as opposed to doing each
test on each individual chemical, and individual chemical, and
• Screening-level data on a larger number of chemicals may be provided to the public (by
Chemicals considered outside the scope of the
■ Screening-level data on a larger number of
including chemicals beyond the scope of the Program).
Program include those: that were not HPV according chemicals may be provided to the public (by
to 1990 Status IUR of information; Chemical Sponsorship
for which it was determined including chemicals beyond the scope of the
that testing would not further our understanding of
28
Program).
Status and Future Directions of the HPV Challenge Program – Final Draft – 10/19/04
Number of
Chemicals
Sponsored
Triclocarban (TCC) Consortium 1
Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI)
Epoxy Resin Systems Task Group 2
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA)
Biphenyl Work Group (BWG) SOCMA 1
Dibasic Esters (DBE) Group SOCMA 3
Isatoic Anhydride Coalition SOCMA 1
Sulfosuccinates Group SOCMA 3
Urea Resins Group SOCMA 1
Thioesters Association 4
Toluenesulfonamide Testing Group 1
Trioxane Manufacturers Consortium 1
U.S. Nitroglycerin Producers Consortium (USNPC) 1
EPA’s High Production Volume Challenge Program
6
Status of Chemical Sponsorship
Program is remarkable. As of July 2004, EPA received
later in this report provides a complete description
commitments
of this analysis.
for 1,859
In addition
of the
to
2,782
the
chemicals
1,859
on the
sponsored chemicals and 571 orphan chemicals, 352 chemicals that would otherwise have
At the been HPV included Challenge in the Program’s Program start, are 368 not chemicals considered within 1990 HPV the scope Challenge of the Program HPV Challenge Chemical List. An
that would
Program.
otherwise
The following
have been
table
included
provides
in the
a detailed description
additional 363
of these
chemicals
chemicals
that were
that
not
are
on the List
considered outside the scope of the Program for the reasons described in the previous section.
Program fell outside the scope of the Program for the have also been sponsored, bringing the total number of
reasons described in the
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------previous
section. Removing sponsored chemicals to 2,222.
chemicals from the Detailed scope of the Status Program of left 1990 2,414 HPV Challenge Program Chemical List
chemicals available for sponsorship from the 1990 By July 2004, of the 2,782 chemicals on the 1990 HPV
The table below illustrates the status of chemicals on the 1990 HPV Challenge Program
HPV Chemical Challenge List Program as of Chemical July 2004. List. In addition Over to the numbers Challenge of Program chemicals Chemical that were List, sponsored there were 571
the course and unsponsored of the Program, at due that to time, factors the such table as includes the chemicals number left of unsponsored. chemicals removed The Agency from has the further
scope of the Program because:
sponsorship • of The some chemical of the 368 is not chemicals considered over time, a candidate analyzed for testing the under high production the HPV Challenge volume status of the 571
the number of Program, chemicals based that fell on outside preliminary the scope EPA of review chemicals, indicating and, that based testing upon using the results, the SIDS the data number of
set would not further our understanding of the chemical's properties,
the Program • The decreased chemical to 352 is chemicals. being handled under the Organization chemicals still for available Economic for sponsorship Cooperation decreased and to
Development (OECD) HPV Screening Information 330. The Data Unsponsored Set (SIDS) Chemicals Program analysis – and presented not
the ICCA HPV Initiative,
The overall • number The chemical of sponsored is a polymer chemicals or as inorganic of July substance, later in this or report provides a complete description
2004 as compared • The chemical to the October meets 1998 the launch criterion of described the of in this Program analysis. guidance In addition for being to the “No 1,859 Longer sponsored
HPV.”
Detailed Status of 1990 HPV Challenge Program Chemical List
Chemicals on 1990 HPV Challenge
Program Chemical List
Chemicals Removed from Scope of Program*:
Testing Would Not Further Our Understanding 39
Sponsored under OECD HPV SIDS Program (and
Not ICCA HPV Initiative)
Polymer or Inorganic 62
“No Longer HPV” 61
* Note * Note that that chemicals removed removed from the from scope the of scope the Program of the Program may fall into may more fall than into
one more classification. than one Additionally, classification. chemicals Additionally, sponsored chemicals that are not sponsored considered that within arethe
scope not considered of the Program within are included the scope in the of the 1,859 Program count, often are included as members in the of a 1,859 category;
they count, are not often removed. as members of a category; they are not removed.
Status and Future Directions of the HPV Challenge Program – Final Draft – 10/19/04
Status and Future Directions
29
190
# of Chemicals
Total Removed* 352
Sponsored (includes chemicals sponsored under the
ICCA HPV Initiative)
1,859
Unsponsored 571
Total 2782
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
34