Chemical name: NCC ether

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Banned

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

All uses other than those specified below are prohibited.

Use or uses that remain allowed:

For use in a laboratory for scientific research purposes or as a laboratory analytical standard.

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes

Summary of the final regulatory action:

These Regulations prohibit the manufacture, use, processing, sale, offering for sale and import of certain toxic substances, such as chlorophenyl, that appear on the list of toxic substances in Schedule I to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. These Regulations do not apply in respect of the manufacture, use, processing, sale, offering for sale or import of a prohibited substance for use in a laboratory for scientific research purposes or as a laboratory analytical standard.

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment

Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:

This substance is expected to persist in the environment as degradation was not observed in ready biodegradation tests and significant hydrolysis did not occur under environmentally relevant conditions. In addition, the log of the octanol/water partition coefficient (log K_ow) for the substance is 6.3, indicating the substance has the potential to bioaccumulate in organisms.

The substance has been determined to be toxic under CEPA as it may enter the environment in quantity or concentration or under conditions that may have an immediate or long-term effect on the environment.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment:

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Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 30/04/1996