Consultation Document

Risk Management Measure for
Benzenamine, N-phenyl-, Reaction Products with Styrene and 2,4,4-Trimethylpentene (BNST)

Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN):
68921-45-9

Environment Canada

October 2010

Table of Contents

List of Acronyms

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 Purpose and Scope of the Consultation
   • 1.2 Objectives
   • 1.3 Consultations with Interested and Affected Parties
     
     
2. Background
   • 2.1 Final Screening Assessment Report
   • 2.2 Proposed Risk Management Approach
   • 2.3 Environmental Monitoring
     
     
3. Industrial use of BNST
   • 3.1 Current Uses
   • 3.2 Releases and Exposures Sources to the Environment
     
     
4. Existing Risk Management Tools and Actions
   • 4.1 Existing Risk Management Activities
     
     
5. The Existing Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 and the Proposed Amendment
   • 5.1 Prohibition Regulations
   • 5.2 Proposed Amendment to the Prohibition Regulations
   • 5.3 Coming into Force
     
     
6. Next Steps
   
   
7. References

List of Acronyms

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

BNST

Benzenamine, N-phenyl-, Reaction Products with Styrene and 2,4,4-Trimethylpentene

L

Litre

CAS RN

Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number

HPV

High Production Volume

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

SPIN

Substances in Nordic Countries database

REACH

Registration,Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

VE

Virtual elimination