Processing Magazine
  • Subscribe
  • Magazine
  • Events
  • News & Notes
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Webinars
  • White Papers
  • 3D Models
  • Breakthrough Products Awards
  • Maintenance & Safety
  • Material Handling
  • Mixing & Blending
  • Powder & Bulk Processing
  • Process Control & Automation
  • Pumps, Motors & Drives
  • Valves & Actuators
  • Topics
    Maintenance & SafetyMaterial HandlingMixing, Blending & Size ReductionProcess Control & AutomationPumps, Motors & DrivesValves & ActuatorsPowder & Bulk Solids
    Resources
    MagazineEventsNews & NotesVideosPodcastsWebinarsWhite PapersBreakthrough Products Awards
    User Tools
    SubscribeAdvertiseAbout UsContact UsPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions
    http://www.facebook.com/ProcessingMagazine
    https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/27062974
    https://twitter.com/ProcessingMag
    1. Maintenance & Safety
    2. Standards & Regulations

    EPA takes action over benzidine-based dyes

    Jan. 15, 2015

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new rules intended to protect the public from certain chemicals.

    Staff
    iStock
    iStock

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new rules intended to protect the public from certain chemicals.

    According to the agency, the substances covered by the latest Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) have the potential to cause a range of health effects from cancer to reproductive and developmental harm in humans and aquatic organisms.

    This action addresses:

    • Most uses of certain benzidine-based dyes which can be used in textiles, paints and inks and can be converted in the body into a chemical that is known to cause cancer;

    • Most uses of DnPP, a phthalate, which can be used in PVC plastics and shown to cause developmental and/or reproductive effects in laboratory animals; and

    • Alkanes C 12-13, chloro, a short-chain chlorinated paraffin (SCCP), which can be used as industrial lubricants and are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and can be transported globally in the environment.

    The latest rules add nine benzidine-based dyes to an existing SNUR, closing a loophole to ensure that these chemicals and products containing them, such as clothing, cannot be imported without EPA review and possible restriction.

    Jim Jones, EPA assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention, said that the agency was committed to protecting the public from exposure to harmful chemicals used in domestic and imported products.

    "There must be a level playing field for U.S. businesses — which is why we're targeting harmful chemicals no longer used in the U.S. that find their way into commerce, sometimes through imported products. This final action will give EPA the opportunity to restrict or limit any new uses of these chemicals, including imported goods with these chemicals," he explained.

    Continue Reading

    Achieving the ‘golden batch’ every time

    Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for the process industries

    Sponsored Recommendations

    In Processing Ep. 4: Dust collection basics for powder and bulk solid applications

    Jacques Kregting, a senior application engineer for RoboVent, writes about how dust collection solutions must be tailored to the characteristics of the dust, the requirements ...

    How AIoT is reshaping the process industries

    The benefits, use cases and future predictions of transformation for this powerful new tool.

    November powder and bulk processing preview

    Senior editor Nate Todd discusses this month’s powder and bulk articles and Processing’s new podcast, “Ear on Processing.”

    Fluke Reliability launches next-generation smart field balancing tool

    Fluke Reliability has launched the VibXpert 3 Balancer, a next-generation smart field balancing tool that can diagnose and correct rotational unbalance in the field or on the ...

    Latest in Standards & Regulations

    ID 227746257 © Rafael Henrique | Dreamstime.com
    Dreamstime Xxl 227746257
    Standards & Regulations

    Heads up: NFPA 660 Standard for Combustible Dusts is coming

    Jack Osborn
    Aug. 22, 2023
    Photo 101382116 © Péter Gudella | Dreamstime.com
    Dreamstime M 101382116
    Standards & Regulations

    Why product carbon footprint matters — and 3 steps to better measure and manage it

    Marko Lange
    July 28, 2022

    Most Read

    Processing Q&A: Realizing energy savings for motors and drives

    International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition returns April 25-27

    Facing down pharma’s headwinds: The technology challenges holding back manufacturers

    Sponsored Recommendations

    In Processing Ep. 4: Dust collection basics for powder and bulk solid applications

    How AIoT is reshaping the process industries

    November powder and bulk processing preview

    Processing Magazine
    http://www.facebook.com/ProcessingMagazine
    https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/27062974
    https://twitter.com/ProcessingMag
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Do Not Sell or Share
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    © 2023 Endeavor Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
    Endeavor Business Media Logo