Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)
What is the tsca section for Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)?
For Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), tsca section is 6(h); rule status is Final; final rule date is 2021 with revisions and additional requirements published in 2024; effective date is After July 6, 2022 for use in curtains in the hospitality industry; after January 6, 2023 for wire and cable insulation in nuclear power generation facilities; after January 8, 2024 for parts for new aerospace vehicles; prohibited uses is Manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of decaBDE, and products containing decaBDE, for all uses, with certain exemptions and phase outs; prohibitions on releases to water during manufacturing, processing and distribution, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18; source re-checked 2026-09-27.
In October 2024, EPA issued a final rule amending the rules for decabromodiphenyl (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) PIP (3:1).
— epa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
- Chemical
- Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)
- TSCA section
- 6(h)
- Rule status
- Final our reading
- Final rule date
- 2021 with revisions and additional requirements published in 2024
- Effective date
- After July 6, 2022 for use in curtains in the hospitality industry; after January 6, 2023 for wire and cable insulation in nuclear power generation facilities; after January 8, 2024 for parts for new aerospace vehicles
- Prohibited uses
- Manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of decaBDE, and products containing decaBDE, for all uses, with certain exemptions and phase outs; prohibitions on releases to water during manufacturing, processing and distribution
- Exemptions
- Exclusion for distribution and recycling of plastic that contained decaBDE before the plastic was recycled, so long as no new decaBDE is added; a regulatory threshold of 0.1% by weight for unintentional amounts of decaBDE in products and articles
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Source
- epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/persistent-bioaccumulative-and-toxic-pbt-chemicals-under