EPA adds 1-bromopropane to list of hazardous air pollutants; first addition since 1990
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2020
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted petitions to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to the list of hazardous air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Petitioners requesting EPA to list 1-BP, also known as n-propyl bromide (nPB), have demonstrated its adverse health and environmental impacts. Under the CAA, EPA is required to regulate emissions of air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants.
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