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Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Numerous Consumer and Workplace
Uses of Cancer-Causing 1-Bromopropane to Protect Public Health
EPA proposal is latest action under nation’s premier chemical safety law,
ensuring worker protections and advancing President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot
WASHINGTON – Today, July 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to
safeguard public health and protect consumers and workers, with this latest
proposal focused on the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP). Exposure to this
chemical can cause serious health effects such as skin, lung, and intestinal
cancer; damage to the liver, kidneys, and nervous system; and effects on the
reproductive systems that lead to reduced fertility. If finalized, the rule
would prohibit all but one consumer use of 1-BP, as well as some workplace
uses.
EPA is also proposing worker protections for most industrial and commercial
uses that would not be banned under the rule. These protections would help
keep both workers and consumers safe from the harmful effects of 1-BP exposure
and align with President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot, a whole-of-government
approach to end cancer as we know it. This is the seventh existing chemical
for which EPA has proposed a rule to address unreasonable risks under TSCA
section 6(a) since Congress amended the law in 2016.
“The science shows that 1-BP can cause cancer and other serious health
problems, and today’s action is an important step to use the power of our
nation’s chemical safety law to finally protect people from this dangerous
chemical and prevent cancer-causing exposure,” said Assistant Administrator
for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff.
“Our proposal would end all unsafe consumer exposures from this chemical and
put strict protections in place for workers to ensure critical uses can
continue safely.”
1-BP is a solvent that is widely used in cleaning and degreasing operations,
spray adhesives and dry cleaning. 1-BP is also used in insulation for building
and construction materials and in the manufacture of other chemicals. Consumer
uses of 1-BP include aerosol degreasers, spot cleaners, stain removers and
insulation.
EPA is proposing to protect the public from exposure to 1-BP by banning all
consumer uses of this chemical except in insulation (because EPA determined
that this use did not contribute to the unreasonable risk to people). The ban
on consumer uses would begin to go into effect within six months after the
final rule is published and would come fully into force within 15 months.
EPA is also proposing to ban some industrial and commercial uses of 1-BP for
which EPA analysis identified safer alternatives. The ban on industrial and
commercial uses would begin to go into effect six months after the final rule
is published and would come fully into effect within 18 months. The industrial