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Regulatory Status of Silicones in the United States

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Organosilicon Materials

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC3,volume 3 / 3H))

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the principal chemical regulatory statutes in the United States. Federal laws are discussed, followed by material-specific laws and an analysis of their impact on silicones. Each section includes an overview of the statutory provisions, and covers key trends and indicators. The chapter concludes with a summary of global trends toward risk assessment and environmental accountability.

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Abbreviations

CAA:

Clean Air Act

CCC:

Chlorine Chemistry Council

CERCLA:

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

CMA:

Chemical Manufacturers’ Association

CWA:

Clean Water Act

EPA:

Environmental Protection Agency

EPCRA:

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

EU:

European Union

FDA:

Food and Drug Administration

FIFRA:

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

ISO:

International Standards Organization

ITC:

Interagency Testing Committee

MHW:

Ministry of Health and Welfare

MITI:

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

MOU:

memorandum of understanding

NAAQS:

national ambient air quality standard

NOCM:

notice of commencement of manufacture NOEC no observable effects concentration

NPDES:

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

ODS:

ozone depleting substance

OECD:

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OMCTS:

octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane

OSHA:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PCB:

polychlorinated biphenyl

PMN:

premanufacture notice

POP:

persistent organic pollutant

PTB:

persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative

RCRA:

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

SEHSC:

Silicones Environmental, Health and Safety Council of North America

SIC:

standard industrial classification

SIP:

state implementation plan

SNAP:

Significant New Alternatives Policy

SNUN:

significant new use notice

SNUR:

significant new use regulation

SRU:

structural repeating unit

TRI:

toxic release inventory

TSCA:

Toxic Substances Control Act

TSD:

treatment, storage, and disposal

VOC:

volatile organic compound

VMS:

volatile methylsiloxane

WWTP:

wastewater treatment plant

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  1. Latham & Watkins, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20004-2505, USA

    J. A. Hatcher

  2. Intel Corporation, 5000 West Chandler Blrd., Chandler, AZ, 85226, USA

    G. S. Slater

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  1. Dow corning Corporation, P.O. Box 0994, 48686-0994, Midland, MI, USA

    Grish Chandra

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Hatcher, J.A., Slater, G.S. (1997). Regulatory Status of Silicones in the United States. In: Chandra, G. (eds) Organosilicon Materials. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 3 / 3H. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68331-5_9

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