美国华盛顿州生态部最近采纳了两项对高关注化学物质清单的修订。儿童产品,如玩具、化妆品、珠宝和婴儿产品的制造商,如果其产品中存在这些化学物质,则必须报告生态部。此次修订增加了一种被称为三(1、3-二氯-2-丙基)磷酸盐的氯化三阻燃剂,并删除了一种化学溶剂正丁醇。
儿童安全产品法案要求在华盛顿的制造商每年向生态部报告每个故意添加到产品组件中的高关注化学物质,只要其浓度超过在规定精确度、准确度、代表性、完整性和可比性的常规实验室操作条件下能够可靠测量的最低值(称为“实际定量限”或PQL)。这项报告制度旨在帮助填补消费者和主管机构的数据缺口,不一定说明包含高关注化学物质的产品对人体健康就是有害的。
目前,需报告的高关注化学物质清单包括以下66种物质:
1. formaldehyde;
2. aniline;
3. tris[1,3-dichloro-2-propyl]phosphate;
4. n-nitrosodimethylamine;
5. benzene;
6. vinyl chloride;
7. acetaldehyde;
8. methylene chloride;
9. carbon disulfide;
10. methyl ethyl ketone;
11. 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane;
12. tetrabromobisphenol A;
13. bisphenol A;
14. diethyl phthalate;
15. dibutyl phthalate;
16. di-n-hexyl phthalate;
17. phthalic anhydride;
18. butyl benzyl phthalate;
19. n-nitrosodiphenylamine;
20. hexachlorobutadiene;
21. propyl paraben;
22. butyl paraben;
23. 2-aminotoluene;
24. 2,4-diaminotoluene;
25. methyl paraben;
26. p-hydroxybenzoic acid;
27. ethylbenzene;
28. styrene;
29. 4-nonylphenol, 4-NP and its isomer mixtures;
30. para-chloroaniline;
31. acrylonitrile;
32. ethylene glycol;
33. toluene;
34. phenol;
35. 2-methoxyethanol;
36. ethylene glycol monoethyl ester;
37. tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate;
38. di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate;
39. di-n-octyl phthalate;
40. hexachlorobenzene;
41. 3,3´-dimethylbenzidine and dyes metabolised to 3,3´-dimethylbenzidine;
42. ethyl paraben;
43. 1,4-dioxane;
44. perchloroethylene;
45. benzophenone-2 (Bp-2), 2,2',4,4'-tetrahydroxybenzophenone;
46. 4-tert-octylphenol, 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-4-butylphenol;
47. estragole;
48. 2-ethylhexanoic acid;
49. octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane;
50. benzene, pentachloro;
51. C.I. solvent yellow 14;
52. n-methylpyrrolidone;
53. 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-decabromodiphenyl ether, BDE-209;
54. perfluorooctanyl sulphonic acid and its salts, PFOS;
55. phenol, 4-octyl-;
56. 2-ethyl-hexyl-4-methoxycinnamate;
57. mercury and mercury compounds including methyl mercury;
58. molybdenum and molybdenum compounds;
59. antimony and antimony compounds;
60. arsenic and arsenic compounds including arsenic trioxide and dimethyl arsenic;
61. cadmium and cadmium compounds;
62. cobalt and cobalt compounds;
63. butylated hydroxyanisole, BHA;
64. hexabromocyclododecane;
65. diisodecyl phthalate;
66. diisononyl phthalate.