§ 37-0905 — Chemicals of concern and high-priority chemicals

§ 37-0905. Chemicals of concern and high-priority chemicals.\n 1. Chemicals of concern.\n (a) Within two years of the effective date of this title, the\ndepartment, in consultation with the department of health, shall\npromulgate a list of chemicals of concern. A chemical may be listed as a\nchemical of concern if it has been identified by a government entity\nand/or identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence as being:\n (i) a carcinogen, reproductive or developmental toxicant,\nneurotoxicant, asthmagen, or endocrine disruptor;\n (ii) persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; or\n (iii) very persistent and very bioaccumulative.\n (b) The department shall review lists codified or promulgated in other\nstates as chemicals of concern to determine if such chemicals meet the\ncriteria of paragraph (a) of this subdivision. The department at a\nminimum shall consider:\n (i) 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (CAS 79-34-5)\n (ii) 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-4-butylphenol; 4-tert-octylphenol (CAS\n140-66-9)\n (iii) 1,4-Dioxane (CAS 123-91-1)\n (iv) 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-Decabromodiphenyl ether; BDE-209 (CAS\n1163-19-5)\n (v) 2,4-Diaminotoluene (CAS 95-80-7)\n (vi) 2-Aminotoluene (CAS 95-53-4)\n (vii) 2-Ethylhexanoic acid (CAS 149-57-5)\n (viii) 2-Ethyl-hexyl-2, 3, 4, 5 tetrabromobenzoate (TBB) (CAS\n183658-27-7)\n (ix) 2-Ethyl-hexyl-4-methoxycinnamate (CAS 5466-77-3)\n (x) 2-Methoxyethanol (CAS 109-86-4)\n (xi) 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine and dyes metabolized to\n3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine (CAS 119-93-7)\n (xii) 4-Nonylphenol; 4-NP and its isomer mixtures including CAS\n84852-15-3 and CAS 25154-52-3 (CAS 104-40-5)\n (xiii) Acetaldehyde (CAS 75-07-0)\n (xiv) Acrylonitrile (CAS 107-13-1)\n (xv) Aniline (CAS 62-53-3)\n (xvi) Antimony & antimony compounds (CAS 7440-36-0)\n (xvii) Arsenic & arsenic compounds (CAS 7440-38-2) including arsenic\ntrioxide & dimethyl arsenic (CAS 75-60-5)\n (xviii) Asbestos (CAS 1332-21-4)\n (xix) Benzene (CAS 71-43-2)\n (xx) Benzene, pentachloro (CAS 608-93-5)\n (xxi) Benzophenone-2 (BP-2); 2,2',4,4'-tetrahydroxybenzophenone (CAS\n131-55-5)\n (xxii) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophtalate (TBPH) (CAS 26040-51-7)\n (xxiii) Bis(chloromethyl) propane-1-3-diyltetrakis-(2-chloroethyl)\nbis(phosphate)(V6)(CAS 38051-10-4)\n (xxiv) Bisphenol A (CAS 80-05-7)\n (xxv) Bisphenol F (CAS 620-92-8)\n (xxvi) Bisphenol S (CAS 80-09-1)\n (xxvii) Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (CAS 85-68-7)\n (xxviii) Butylated Hydroxyanisole; (BHA) (CAS 25013-16-5)\n (xxix) C.I. solvent yellow 14 (CAS 842-07-9)\n (xxx) Cadmium & cadmium compounds (CAS 7440-43-9)\n (xxxi) Carbon disulfide (CAS 75-15-0)\n (xxxii) Chlorinated paraffins (CAS 108171-26-2)\n (xxxiii) Cobalt & cobalt compounds (CAS 7440-48-4)\n (xxxiv) Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBPE) (CAS 84852-53-9)\n (xxxv) Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (CAS 117-81-7)\n (xxxvi) Di-(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate (DMEP) (CAS 117-82-8)\n (xxxvii) Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) (CAS 84-61-7)\n (xxxviii) Diethyl phthalate (CAS 84-66-2)\n (xxxix) Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (CAS 84-69-5)\n (xl) Di-n-hexyl phthalate (CAS 84-75-3)\n (xli) Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) (CAS 117-84-0)\n (xlii) Dipentyl phthalate (DPP) (CAS 131-18-0)\n (xliii) Ethylene glycol (CAS 107-21-1)\n (xliv) Ethylene glycol monoethyl ester (CAS 110-80-5)\n (xlv) Ethyl hexyl d-phenol phosphate (EHDPP) (CAS 1241-94-7)\n (xlvi) Formaldehyde (CAS 50-0-0)\n (xlvii) Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) (CAS 25637-99-4)\n (xlviii) Hexachlorobenzene (CAS 118-74-1)\n (xlix) Hexachlorobutadiene (CAS 87-68-3)\n (l) Isopropylated triphenyl phosphate (IPTPP) (CAS 68437-41-7)\n (li) Mercury & mercury compounds (CAS 7439-97-6) including methyl\nmercury (CAS 22967-92-6)\n (lii) Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS 78-93-3)\n (liii) Methyl paraben (CAS 99-76-3)\n (liv) Methylene chloride (CAS 75-09-2)\n (lv) N-methylpyrrolidone (CAS 872-50-4)\n (lvi) Nickel and nickel compounds (CAS N/A)\n (lvii) N-nitrosodimethylamine (CAS 62-75-9)\n (lviii) N-nitrosodiphenylamine (CAS 86-30-6)\n (lvix) Perchloroethylene (CAS 127-18-4)\n (lx) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA & related substances) (CAS 335-67-1)\n (lxi) Perfluorooctanyl sulphonic acid and its salts (PFOS) (CAS\n1763-23-1)\n (lxii) Phenol (CAS 108-95-2)\n (lxiii) Phenol, 4-octyl- (CAS 1806-26-4)\n (lxiv) P-hydroxybenzoic acid (CAS 99-96-7)\n (lxv) Propyl paraben (CAS 94-13-3)\n (lxvi) Styrene (CAS 100-42-5)\n (lxvii) Tetrabromobisphenol A (CAS 79-94-7)\n (lxviii)Tetrachloroethene (CAS 127-18-4)\n (lxix) Toluene (CAS 108-88-3)\n (lxx) Tricresyl phosphate (TCP) (CAS 1330-78-5)\n (lxxi) Tri-n-butyl phosphate (TNBP) (CAS 126-73-8)\n (lxxii) Triphenyl phosphate (TPP) (CAS 115-86-6)\n (lxxiii) Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP) (CAS 13674-84-5)\n (lxxiv) Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (CAS 115-96-8)\n (lxxv) Tris(2,3-dibromopropylphosphate) (CAS 126-72-7)\n (lxxvi) Vinyl chloride (CAS 75-01-4)\n (lxxvii) Organohalogen flame retardants\n (c) The department, in consultation with the department of health,\nshall periodically review the list of chemicals of concern and may\nthrough regulation add or remove a chemical from the list on the basis\nof credible scientific evidence. The department may remove a chemical\nfrom the list of chemicals of concern if, upon review, it determines on\nthe basis of credible scientific evidence that such chemical no longer\nmeets the criteria for listing under paragraph (a) of this subdivision.\n 2. High-priority chemicals. (a) The following chemicals are designated\nhigh priority chemicals for purposes of this title:\n (i) Tris (1, 3 dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (CAS 13674-87-8)\n (ii) Benzene (CAS 71-43-2)\n (iii) Mercury and mercury compounds, including methyl mercury (CAS\n7439-97-6)\n (iv) Asbestos (CAS 1332-21-4)\n (v) Arsenic and arsenic compounds (CAS 7440-38-2) including arsenic\ntrioxide (CASRN 1327-53-3) and dimethyl arsenic (CASRN 75-60-5)\n (vi) Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9) (other than toy coatings)\n (vii) Organohalogen flame retardants in upholstered bedding or\nfurniture\n (b) The department shall periodically review the list of high priority\nchemicals and may by rule add to the list of high-priority chemicals if\nthe criteria of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section are met\nand the chemical is present in a children's product and meets any of the\nfollowing criteria:\n (i) The chemical or its metabolites have been found through\nbiomonitoring to be present in humans;\n (ii) The chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be\npresent in household dust, indoor air, drinking water or elsewhere in\nthe home environment;\n (iii) The chemical has been found through monitoring to be present in\nfish, wildlife or the natural environment; or\n (iv) The sale or use of the chemical or a children's product\ncontaining the chemical has been banned in another state or states\nwithin the United States because of the health effects of such chemical\nor the children's product safety council established pursuant to section\n37-0911 of this title has recommended the chemical be listed as a\nhigh-priority chemical. The department shall, as part of its periodic\nreview, consider whether the sale or use of a chemical or a children's\nproduct containing the chemical has been banned in another state or\nwithin the United States because of the health effects of such chemical.\n (c) The department, in consultation with the department of health, may\nremove a chemical from the list of high priority chemicals if it\ndetermines on the basis of credible scientific evidence that such\nchemical no longer meets the criteria of paragraph (b) of this\nsubdivision.\n