# 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) — EPA TSCA Section 6 chemical risk management status: prohibitions, effective dates, and exemptions

For 1-Bromopropane (1-BP), tsca section is 6(a); rule status is Proposed; effective date is If finalized, the ban on consumer uses would begin to go into effect within 6 months after the final rule is published and come fully into force within 15 months; the ban on industrial and commercial uses would come fully into effect within 18 months; prohibited uses is Proposed: all consumer uses except insulation, plus industrial and commercial uses including dry cleaning, spot cleaning and stain removers, adhesives and sealants, coin and scissor cleaners, automotive care products, anti-adhesive agents, functional fluids, and arts, crafts, and hobby materials; exemptions is Consumer use in insulation would not be banned, because EPA determined that this use did not contribute to the unreasonable risk, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Chemical:** 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **TSCA section:** 6(a)
- **Rule status:** Proposed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Effective date:** If finalized, the ban on consumer uses would begin to go into effect within 6 months after the final rule is published and come fully into force within 15 months; the ban on industrial and commercial uses would come fully into effect within 18 months
- **Prohibited uses:** Proposed: all consumer uses except insulation, plus industrial and commercial uses including dry cleaning, spot cleaning and stain removers, adhesives and sealants, coin and scissor cleaners, automotive care products, anti-adhesive agents, functional fluids, and arts, crafts, and hobby materials
- **Exemptions:** Consumer use in insulation would not be banned, because EPA determined that this use did not contribute to the unreasonable risk

## What the source says

> In July 2024, EPA announced a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to safeguard public health and protect consumers and workers, with this latest proposal focused on the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP).

## Source

- https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-1-bromopropane-1-bp

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2026-11-16.
Part of [EPA TSCA Section 6 chemical risk management status: prohibitions, effective dates, and exemptions](https://referencesource.org/tsca-section-6-chemical-risk-management-status/).