Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 18/10/1996

Copper Metal; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right- to-Know

EPA is denying a petition to remove copper metal (Cu 0, CAS No. 7440-50-8) from the list of chemicals subject to the reporting requirements under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). This action is based on EPA's conclusion that copper metal does not meet the deletion criterion of EPCRA section 313(d)(3). Specifically, EPA is denying this petition because EPA's review of the petition and available information resulted in the conclusion that copper ion (i.e., Cu +1 and Cu +2) can become available from copper metal and that copper ion is highly toxic to several aquatic species.