Five Chemicals Placed on EPA Road to Possible Restrictions (1)

Five chemicals used to make paint, plastic, pipes, and other products were placed into an EPA process Thursday that could lead to restrictions or a determination that no further action is needed.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will prioritize the chemicals—acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, benzenamine, 4,4’-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA), and vinyl chloride—for review and decide whether they’re high priorities for risk evaluation under the nation’s primary commercial chemicals safety law.

Prioritization is a one-year process during which the agency gathers and begins to analyze information, an opportunity industry attorneys have increasingly urged companies making and using the chemicals to take advantage of. ...