US EPA to add 1-BP to List of HAPs

The US Environmental Protection Agency is granting petitions to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP, Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number [CASRN] 106-94-5) to the HAP list in Section 112(b)(1) of the CAA. This is the first time U.S. EPA has granted petitions for the addition of a pollutant to the HAP list.

1-BP is a solvent used in industrial applications such as adhesive sprays, metal and plastic degreasers, electronic components, and in dry cleaning processes,

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