06-096 C.M.R. ch. 889, § 3 - Designation of two Regulated Flame Retardants as priority chemicals

A. Presence on chemicals of high concern list. The Regulated Flame Retardants are present on the list of chemicals of high concern published by the Department under 38 M.R.S. §1693-A, as of the effective date of this chapter.

NOTE: To view the full list of chemicals of high concern, go to: http://www.maine.gov/dep/safechem/highconcern/index.html.

B. Criteria for designation. The following criteria for designation of the two Regulated Flame Retardants as priority chemicals, as set forth under 38 M.R.S. §1694, have been met as documented in the basis statement accompanying this chapter:

(1) The regulated Flame Retardants have been found through bio monitoring to be present in human bodily tissues or fluids;

(2) The regulated Flame Retardants have been found through sampling and analysis to be present in household dust and indoor air; and

(3) The regulated Flame Retardants have been found to be present in consumer products which are used or present in the home.

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