Screening assessment : certain organic flame retardants substance grouping : benzene, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis [2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo- decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) : Chemical Abstracts Service registry...: En14-370/2019E-PDF

"Pursuant to section 68 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have conducted a screening assessment of benzene, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo-. This substance, commonly known as decabromodiphenyl ethane, or DBDPE, is identified by the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN) 84852-53-9. This substance is included in the Certain Organic Flame Retardants (OFR) Substance Grouping under Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan, which includes ten organic substances having a similar function: the application to materials to slow the ignition and spread of fire. DBDPE was identified as a priority for assessment on the basis of ecological concerns identified through the CEPA New Substances program. While this substance is not on the Domestic Substances List (DSL), it has been in commerce in Canada since the transitional period between the establishment of the DSL and the coming into force of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) (January 1, 1987 and July 1, 1994)"--Synopsis, page ii.

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Department/Agency Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body.
Canada. Health Canada, issuing body.
Title Screening assessment : certain organic flame retardants substance grouping : benzene, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis [2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo- decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) : Chemical Abstracts Service registry number 84852-53-9.
Variant title Certain organic flame retardants substance grouping : benzene, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis [2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo- decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) : Chemical Abstracts Service registry number 84852-53-9
Screening assessment : certain organic flame retardants grouping - decabromodiphenyl ethane
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
Issued also in HTML format.
Issued also in French under title: Évaluation préalable : groupe de certaines substances ignifuges organiques : 1,1'-(éthane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzène] décabromodiphényléthane (DBDPE) : numéro de registre du Chemical Abstracts Service 84852-53-9.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-86).
Publishing information [Gatineau, Quebec] : Environment and Climate Change Canada : Health Canada, May 2019.
Description 1 online resource (viii, 118 pages) : illustrations
ISBN 9780660302430
Catalogue number
  • En14-370/2019E-PDF
Subject terms Benzene -- Toxicology -- Canada.
Benzene -- Environmental aspects -- Canada.
Benzene -- Health aspects -- Canada.
Fireproofing agents -- Toxicology -- Canada.
Fireproofing agents -- Environmental aspects -- Canada.
Fireproofing agents -- Health aspects -- Canada.
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