Substance | Modified Content | Current uses |
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) | HBCD would be added to section 7.1, prohibiting the manufacture, use, sale, and offer for sale or import of the substance HBCD. EPS and XPS foams that contain HBCD and are used for building or construction applications would be prohibited after December 31, 2016. | Mostly used as flame retardants in insulation materials in the construction industry |
PFOA and LC-PFCAs would be added to Schedule 2, prohibiting the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, or import of PFOA and LC-PFCAs and products containing these substances, unless they are present in manufactured items. A temporary exemption period would allow the water-based inks and photo media coatings containing these substances until December 31, 2016. It would also allow the ongoing use of aqueous film-forming foams. | Primarily used as water, oil and grease repellants; as surfactants; and as spreading and wetting agents. | |
Long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts, and their precursors | ||
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers | PBDEs would be added to to Schedule 1, and maintain similar regulatory requirements as specified under the PBDEs Regulations. In addition, it would prohibit the manufacture use, sale, offer for sale, or import of decaBDE. | As a flame retardant mostly in consumer products such as electrical and electronic goods, textile and construction products. |
PFOS would be added to Schedule 2 and maintain similar regulatory requirements, as specified under the PFOS Regulations. | Primarily used as a surfactant in fume suppressants and aqueous film-forming foam |
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