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Subject: [DCHAS-L] How the EPA ban of methylene chloride will impact laboratories

Date: Jun 12, 2024 14:25 UTC

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Demystify: 
I almost forgot to share a link to this "blog" article I published a few weeks ago about the EPA Methylene Chloride regulation.

I was given a word-count limit, so this is a light treatment of the topic, but I tried to include sufficient information to be helpful in directing further exploration. 

Key sources are hyperlinked in the text, but I've also pasted my full bibliography below.

https://www.scishield.com/community-hub/how-the-epa-ban-of-methylene-chloride-will-impact-laboratories
If anyone has feedback or wants to offer contrary interpretations, corrections, or additions, I welcome that discourse. here on the list! 
Bibliography
  1. Halford, B. (2013, May 27). Chemical Reform Bill Unveiled. Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved from http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i21/Chemical-Reform-Bill-Unveiled.html
  2. Green Chem. (2008). Green Chem., 2008,10, 31-36. DOI: 10.1039/B711717E. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2008/gc/b711717e
  3. National Center for Biotechnology Information. (n.d.). Dichloromethane. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 6344. Retrieved from https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6344
  4. National Library of Medicine. (2021, April 18). Methylene Chloride Exposure and Risk of Cancer. PubMed. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33871539/#:~:text=Results%3A%20From%201980%20to%202018,(24%2D46)%20years.
  5. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.). Methylene Chloride. Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/osha3144.pdf
  6. Safety Partners, Inc. (n.d.). EPA Finalizes Ban on Methylene Chloride Use. Retrieved from https://www.safetypartnersinc.com/epa-finalizes-ban-on-methylene-chloride-use
  7. Teledyne ISCO. (n.d.). Dichloromethane (DCM) Substitutes and Selectivity. Retrieved from https:​//www.teledyneisco.com/en-us/Chromatography_archive/Blog_/Pages/Dichloromethane-(DCM)-Substitutes-and-Selectivity.aspx#:~:text=The
  8. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2023, April 20). Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Ban on Most Uses of Methylene Chloride to Protect Public Health. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-ban-most-uses-methylene-chloride-protecting#:~:text=This%20workplace%20chemical%20protection%20program,caused%20by%20methylene%20chloride%20exposure.
  9. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Fact Sheet: Methylene Chloride or Dichloromethane (DCM). Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/fact-sheet-methylene-chloride-or-dichloromethane-dcm-0#:~:text=Effects%20of%20short%2Dterm%20(acute,liver%20cancer%2C%20and%20lung%20cancer.
  10. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2016, May 18). Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0231-0001. Retrieved from https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0231-0001 (nmp and dcm ban for strippers)
  11. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Final Risk Evaluation for Methylene Chloride. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/final-risk-evaluation-methylene-chloride#:~:text=risk%20evaluation%20process.-,Risk%20Evaluation%20Findings,under%20its%20conditions%20of%20use.
  12. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Methylene Chloride TSCA 6(a) NPRM 20230419 EPA Admin. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-04/PrePubCopy_8155-02_Methylene-Chloride_TSCA-6a_NPRM_20230419_EPA_ADMIN.pdf
  13. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Ongoing and Completed Chemical Risk Evaluations under TSCA. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/ongoing-and-completed-chemical-risk-evaluations-under
  14. University of Pennsylvania. (n.d.). Fact Sheet: Solvent Alternatives. Retrieved from https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-solvent-alternatives
  15. Williams, T. (2016, July 4). Updated law boosts EPA regulatory power. Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved from https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i27/Updated-law-boosts-EPA-regulatory.html
  16. Williams, T. (2016, December 5). EPA flexes muscle under new law. Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved from https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i48/EPA-flexes-muscle-under-new.html
  17. Williams, T. (2022, October 18). EPA moves to regulate methylene chloride. Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved from https://cen.acs.org/policy/chemical-regulation/EPA-moves-regulate-methylene-chloride/100/i41

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