EPA Spotlights Many Industries’ Chemical Uses, Disposal Methods

Companies that make, import, distribute, use, and dispose of any of 10 chemicals under the EPA’s spotlight should understand whether agency assumptions about their business practices threaten critical products or services they offer, industry advisers say.

Once the companies understand that, they must tell the agency right away about any incorrect assumptions to protect critical uses and services that the businesses provide, the advisers said.

“If you have a critical use or product line that is essential to your business, especially one for which substitutes are not feasible, the time to weigh in is now,” Lawrence E. Culleen, ...