Chemical Regulation Reporter® Index-Summary

R-12

See Dichlorodifluoromethane (75-71-8)

R-13B1

See Bromotrifluoromethane (75-63-8)

R-22

See Chlorodifluoromethane (75-45-6)

R-134a

See 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (811-97-2)

R-142B

See 1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (75-68-3)

R-401A

– SNAP program, EPA adds acceptable alternatives in refrigeration and air conditioning, 5

R-401B

– SNAP program, EPA adds acceptable alternatives in refrigeration and air conditioning, 5

R-402B

– SNAP program, EPA adds acceptable alternatives in refrigeration and air conditioning, 5

R-407A

– SNAP program, EPA approves as acceptable alternative in refrigeration and air conditioning to HCFC-22, 5

R-424A

See RS-44

R-427A

– SNAP program, EPA approves as acceptable alternative in refrigeration and air conditioning to HCFC-22, 5

R-434A

– SNAP program, EPA approves as acceptable alternative in refrigeration and air conditioning to HCFC-22, 5

R-744

See Carbon dioxide (124-38-9)

Radioactive materials

– Hazmat transport, PHMSA and NRC seeking comments on international rules, 576

Radionuclides

– Water pollution, Columbia River Basin, EPA Region 10 report provides first comprehensive gauge of risks, 88

Railroads

– Anti-preemption amendment to Federal Railroad Safety Act (U.S., rev den), 522
– Asbestos, CSX worker's fear of cancer award dismissed over lack of proper jury instruction (U.S., rev and rem), 565
– Brown & Bryant agricultural chemical distribution Superfund site, arranger liability doctrine under CERCLA misapplied (U.S., rvs and rem), 460
– Civil penalties, FRA increases fines for violations of national safety rules, 12
– Hazmat transport, railroad shipping rates called trade secrets (Tex.), 983
– Positive Train Control systems, FRA implementation rules, In Brief, 13
– SAFETEA-LU, reauthorization hearing raises funding and high-risk rail route issues, 498
– Solid waste transfer stations, STB interim rule clarifies regulatory authority over garbage sites near rail lines, 121; interest groups seek clarity on land use exemption permits, 202
– Sulfuric acid, Norfolk S. R.R. leak, class certification denial upheld (6th Cir.), 143
– Toxic by inhalation materials

– – Risk management, safety rules aim to allow more say for state and local governments through route analysis, 442
– – Tank cars, PHMSA interim final rule allows upgrades while technology develops, 56
– – Union Pac. R.R. request to be allowed to refuse to transport some materials comes under fire from other shippers, 392; STB says rail company must quote common carrier rates, 631

REACH system

See Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) system

Recordkeeping and reporting

– Air pollution, Citgo Refining and Chem. to pay Tex. fine for recordkeeping violations, 808
– Canada to require companies to report use, quantities, and toxicity of nanomaterials, 91
– Electronic reporting

See Electronic reporting

– Grout sealant, CPSA and CPSC rules do not establish private cause of action for timely failure to report potential product hazards (N.D. Ga.), 619; wholesale distributor may face liability for negligence claims as “ostensible manufacturer,” 747
– Occupational safety, chemical accident reporting, industry groups urge CSB not to burden companies with comprehensive requirements, 834
– Pesticides, Ore. program in jeopardy due to lack of funding, 92; state legislature approves measure to eliminate funding for program, 594; funding ended, In Brief, 686
– TRI

See generally Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

– TSCA Inventory Update Rule, EPA underestimating amount of work required, chemical makers say, 107; EPA to propose revisions to rule to improve accuracy of documents submitted by manufacturers and increase processing efficiency, 354

Recreation

– Synthetic grass products

See Artificial turf

Recycling

– Electronic waste, federal efforts should focus on reuse and recycling and reducing toxicity of components, witnesses tell House hearing, 158
– Japan, data needed on chemicals used to make products, senior official says, 543
– Mercury-containing light bulbs, Me. lawmakers give final approval to measure requiring manufacturers to establish recycling programs, 541; governor signs measure, 644
– PCBs, Global Shipping and Global Marketing Sys. to pay TSCA penalties for towing contaminated cruise ship out of U.S. waters for recycling, 136

Refineries

– Air pollution, petroleum refinery heat exchangers MACT standard, EPA to publish portions of rule setting technology-based control requirements, 1050
– BP Prods. N. Am. Texas City facility

– – Explosion and fire, judge accepts plea agreement including $50M criminal fine (S.D. Tex.), 250
– – Federal CAA enforcement, firm agrees to $180M settlement resolving alleged violations (N.D. Ind.), 176
– – Hazardous waste, firm agrees to pay fine for 10 violations (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 673
– – Right-to-know, firm agrees to pay fine to resolve alleged EPCRA violations, 250
– – State rules enforcement, state AG charges facility with 46 separate violations of state health, safety, and environmental protection laws (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 569; firm agrees to refrain from future violations and to implement corrective actions, 674

– BP Prods. N. Am. Whiting petroleum refinery, EPA cites facility for repeated CAA violations with benzene releases in wastewater, 568; EPA orders Ind. regulators to review operating permit, 1050
– Calumet Shreveport agrees to pay fine to resolve charges of CAA violations following wastewater tank explosion and fire, 357
– Citgo Petroleum Corpus Christi facility, CSB dispatches team to investigate cause of fire, 746
– Citgo Refining and Chem. to pay Tex. air pollution fine for recordkeeping violations, 808
– ConocoPhillips Bayway oil refinery faces fines for alleged violations of federal process safety management standard, 1052
– ExxonMobil facilities to pay Tex. fine for unauthorized emissions, 808
– Occupational safety, OSHA finds high rate of violations at petroleum facilities, agency official says, 865
– Valero Refining to pay Tex. fine for air and water quality violations, 808

Refrigerants

– Automotive refrigerants, Cal. approves program to reduce GHG emissions, 113
– Canada to develop and implement rules to manage collection and disposal of unwanted ozone-depleting products, 570

Refuse

See Solid waste

Registration

– France plans to require registration of manufactured, imported, and marketed nanoparticles and products containing them, 111
– Germany limits use of mercury and cadmium in batteries and creates manufacturer registry, 793
– Occupational safety, nanoparticle exposure registry should be part of effort to determine risk and liability, expert says, 194
– Pesticides

See Pesticide registration

– Pollutant release and transfer registers, Aarhus Convention protocol to go into effect soon, 751

Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) system

– Animal testing

– – ECHA announces new process to avoid unnecessary testing for compliance, 812; ECHA issues clarification addressing data needs for large-volume chemicals, 915
– – Johns Hopkins Univ. study says compliance to require more animals and higher costs than previously estimated, 867

– Asbestos, draft European Comm'n plan to allow continued use of 6 fiber types under certain conditions, 333; EU lawmakers criticize European Comm'n plan to continue exemptions for 6 fiber types, 360; Parliament members support resolution to end waiver, 491
– China, more than 500 chemical manufacturers and exporters preregistered, program coordinator says, 384
– Classification, Labeling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures rule, ECHA guidance, In Brief, 874
– Compliance

– – ECHA “Guidance in Nutshell,” In Brief, 655
– – Industry group highlights problems with implementation of regime, 567
– – Webinars on registrant obligations, In Brief, 1037

– Deadline for registration of substances, ECHA expresses concern about slow progress towards compliance by many companies, 553
– Effectiveness of program, Eurostat publishes “baseline survey” to help in monitoring, 725
– Enforcement, ECHA to coordinate programs with member states, 472
– France, proposed ordinance defines penalties for noncompliance and authorizes audits, 229
– Internet, ECHA socioeconomic analysis website, In Brief, 312
– Ireland to inspect industrial facilities to ensure compliance, 358
– MSDS, some companies may need to submit updates, attorney says, 643
– Nanomaterials

– – Carbon nanotubes, expert panel subgroup to determine distinctness and information types needed for regulation, 918
– – ECHA review of regulations, In Brief, 14
– – European Parliament calls for “clear regulatory framework,” 335; lawmakers vote to review regulations governing nanomaterials, 431
– – Expert panel to debate handling nanomaterials under regulatory regime, 109; expert panel developing guidance for chemical manufacturers, 918
– – Separate measure might be needed to ensure environmental and health protection not compromised, ECHA official says, 555

– Notified substances, European Comm'n publishes final list of chemicals likely to be deemed registered, 813
– Outlook 2009, Special Report, 61
– PBTs, amendment to Annex III not delayed by internal disagreement, European Comm'n official says, 1053
– Polymers, rules require registration of reacted monomers, ECJ says, 278; ECJ confirms preliminary ruling, 699
– Preregistration

– – Compliance letters, exporters of chemicals should provide proof of preregistration, Only Representative Org. member says, 224
– – Green chemistry, industry actions topic of meeting, 489
– – Late deadline ends for some chemicals, In Brief, 1037
– – List of chemicals, update to improve searchability, In Brief, 312

– Regulatory policy, regime could be basis for worldwide regulation of chemicals, EU officials say, 554
– Software to check submissions, ECHA to release tool to check registration dossiers, 334
– Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs)

– – Cefic timing chart, In Brief, 265
– – Contingency plans for lead registrant obligations, attorney recommends taking unstable economy into account, 643
– – ECHA chief Dancet discusses registration requirements, Interview, 951
– – Industry group advice on formation, In Brief, 98
– – Participation, chemical companies facing organizational obstacles, ECHA workshop participants say, 920
– – Responsibilities, ECHA publishes advisory notice for participating firms, 172

– Substances of very high concern, ECHA calls for public comments on decision to prioritize 7 chemicals for banning, 49; ECHA ready to recommend first substance restrictions, Conference Report, 552; ECHA confirms forwarding of recommendation to ban, 567; Germany calls for improved identification criteria, 1024; SIN list update, In Brief, 1037
– Switzerland proposes changes to federal rules on marketing and sale of chemical products to harmonize with EU rules, 49
– Test data waivers, publication of criteria, In Brief, 183
– Worker safety, EU trade unions call for expansion of list of chemicals subject to restrictions, 335

Regulatory policy

– Appeals court judge urges federal agencies to craft rules based on statute first and policy goals second, 1004
– Chemical companies generally

See Chemicals and chemical industry

– E-rulemaking website, OMB to examine possible improvements, 238
– Green cleanup standards, ASTM developing voluntary system for broad range of waste sites, 816
– Internet, White House launches 2 websites to promote transparency and public participation, 550
– Midnight regulations

– – EPA withdraws pending rules from OMB for review by Obama administration, 120
– – House measure

See Legislation, federal, HR 34

– – Public policy groups suggest strategies for Obama administration to reverse Bush administration actions, 95

– Obama administration off to fast start in changing number of key environmental policies, Special Report, 313
– OMB review process revisions, public comment period extended, 286; public interest groups urge more limited role for OMB, 341; interest groups disagree on changes to OMB involvement in regulatory review, 363; business groups seek stronger OMB role in new process, 365
– Open government directive, White House seeking public comment, 520
– Preemption, Pres. Obama signs presidential memorandum reversing Bush administration policy, 548

Regulatory reform

– Nanotechnology, EPA must make major changes to system to handle oversight challenges, former agency official says, 917

Releases and spills

See also Emergency planning and response; Oil spills
– Brown & Bryant agricultural chemical distribution Superfund site, arranger liability doctrine under CERCLA misapplied (U.S., rvs and rem), 460
– Du Pont Reserve facility explosion and chemical release, expert testimony failed to establish connection to injuries claimed in class action suit (La. Ct. App.), 117
– Emergency planning and response, W. Va. industrial facilities must report unexpected chemical discharges, 564
– Hydrogen sulfide, plaintiff has enough medical expert testimony to proceed with claim that Hess gas plant release caused reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (D.N.D.), 117
– Insurance, Pennzoil-Quaker State owes separate deductibles for 2 discrete releases despite similar underlying causes (S.D. Tex.), 942
– Occupational safety, chemical accident reporting, industry groups urge CSB not to burden companies with comprehensive requirements, 834
– Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers Protocol

See Aarhus Convention on Access to Information

– Vertellus Agric. & Nutrition Specialties to pay fine and to fund pollution control upgrades for failure to comply with CAA leak detection and repair requirements (S.D. Ind.), 866

Remediation

– Dow Chem. plant, Midland

See Dioxins

– Hudson River Superfund site PCB removal project

See PCBs (1336-36-3)

– Nanoengineered materials could save time and money in cleanups of contaminated sites, study finds, 720

Reporting and recordkeeping

– Emergency planning and response, W. Va. industrial facilities must report unexpected chemical discharges, 564

Reproductive hazards

– Bisphenol A, Cal. advisory panel decides against adding to Proposition 65 list, 719
– Classification, NTP to use 5 categories to summarize conclusions from studies, 309
– DBCP, 2 lawsuits against Dole Food by Nicaraguan banana plantation workers dismissed (Cal. Super. Ct.), 435; contempt hearing set for attorney accused of filing fraudulent pesticide exposure claims, 727
– Ethylene dichloride, companies to carry out 2nd tier of toxicity and health tests, 743
– PFOA and PFOS, impact of exposure on fertility in women, In Brief, 122
– POPs, concentrations in human milk do not necessarily decline during breast-feeding, study finds, 614; correction to page 614, 730
– Proposition 65

See California

– TCDD, study finds exposure affects breast development in mice, 614

Research and development

– Animals as research subjects

See Animal testing

– Biotechnology

See Biotechnology

– Budget, FY2010 appropriations, White House request to increase funding for climate change research while trimming funds for nanotechnology, 471
– Electronic waste, federal efforts should focus on reuse and recycling and reducing toxicity of components, witnesses tell House hearing, 158
– Epigenic mechanisms, chemicals can change DNA behavior without mutating DNA, workshop speakers say, 765
– Herbicides, researchers claim to find links between exposure and risk of pancreatic cancer for 2 products, 571
– Nanotechnology

See Nanotechnology

– Pesticides

– – Frog species threatened by spray drift in Sierra Nevada mountains, study says, 771
– – National Children's Study begins recruiting women for multiyear exposure study monitoring children from birth to age 21, 52

– Pipelines

– – Industry to face major challenges and needs to find solutions, forum attendees say, 652
– – PHMSA forum on technical issues, In Brief, 578

– Risk assessment, Pfizer to provide EPA with 100 compounds for use in “groundbreaking” agreement, 485
– Voluntary research program, ATSDR seeking data on human exposure risks of 2 hazardous substances, 29
– Water pollution, public education, improved research, and drug disposal programs could help curb growing problem, witnesses tell House panel, 588

Residue tolerances, pesticide

See specific pesticides
– Food safety issues

See generally Food safety

Resin acids and rosin acids, fumarated, barium salts (124751-15-1)

– Canada, federal environment and health agencies publish notice of intent to consider regulatory action, 704

Resin acids and rosin acids, hydrogenated, esters with glycerol (65997-13-9)

– Canada, federal environment and health agencies publish notice of intent to consider regulatory action, 704

Resin acids and rosin acids, hydrogenated, esters with pentaerythritol (64365-17-9)

– Canada, federal environment and health agencies publish notice of intent to consider regulatory action, 704

Resin acids and rosin acids, hydrogenated, esters with triethylene glycol (68648-53-3)

– Canada, federal environment and health agencies publish notice of intent to consider regulatory action, 704

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

– Ed. Note: This heading is limited to RCRA reauthorization or reform. The heading HAZARDOUS WASTE provides coverage of RCRA administration and enforcement and cross-references to specific pollutants and industries regulated under RCRA.

Respiratory hazards

– Ethylene dichloride, companies to carry out 2nd tier of toxicity and health tests, 743
– Nanocyl^® NC 7000, test results justify strict industrial hygiene measures, researchers say, 721; interest group claims study illustrates weakness in TSCA, 722
– Titanium dioxide nanofibers and nanotubes cause acute toxicity to lung cells, study finds, 767
– Toxic by inhalation materials on trains

See Railroads

Retail establishments

– Lead in handbags and wallets, environmental group to sue under Proposition 65, 356
– Phosphates in dishwashing and laundry detergents, Wal-Mart to reduce amount in products sold in foreign markets by 70 percent, 115

Retrovir

See Zidovudine (30516-87-1)

Rhode Island

– Mercury, Southern Union penalized for illegal storage at Pawtucket site (D.R.I.), 999
– Southeastern New England Shipbuilding (SENESCO) to pay fine to resolve federal and state clean air rules, 1028

Right-to-know

– Bayer CropScience agrees to pay more than $1M to resolve violations of CWA, CAA, RCRA, and EPCRA at W. Va. plant, 223
– BP N. Am. Texas City refinery, firm agrees to pay fine to resolve alleged EPCRA violations, 250
– EPCRA amendments

See Legislation, federal, HR 776

– MSDS

See Material safety data sheets (MSDS)

– Outlook 2009, Special Report, 67
– Proposition 65

See California

– SC Johnson to reveal ingredients of home cleaning and fragrance products voluntarily, 251
– Simoniz USA agrees to pay fine and to perform 3 SEPs to settle charges of violating EPCRA and CAA at Conn. facility, 384
– TRI

See Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

Risk assessment

– Acrolein, ATSDR asks researchers to volunteer data on various human exposure risks, 29
– Acrylamide, ATSDR developing draft toxicological profile, 744
– Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource (ACToR), EPA links databases to help determine which chemicals may require more study, 5
– Animals as test subjects

See Animal testing

– Atrazine, EPA to evaluate potential effects on humans for possible need for wider safety margin, 1002
– Barium, ATSDR asks researchers to volunteer data on various human exposure risks, 29
– Biotechnology, symposium explores potential benefits, risks, and role of government in synthetic biology, 728
– Bisphenol A

– – House committee chairmen ask FDA to conduct immediate safety review, 563
– – Pharmacokinetics, chemical remains in human body longer than expected, In Brief, 123

– 1,3-Butadiene, ATSDR developing draft toxicological profile, 744
– Canada, Challenge to Industry chemicals review program, environment agency and health agency publish draft screening assessments for 14 chemicals, 884
– Carbon monoxide, ATSDR developing draft toxicological profile, 744
– Carbon nanotubes

– – Cal. regulators ask manufacturers and importers to provide toxicity and other data, 113
– – NIOSH researchers demonstrate that multi-walled carbon nanotubes can penetrate lining of lungs, 299

– Carcinogens

See Carcinogens

– Chemical Assessment and Management Program (ChAMP)

– – Children's Health Protection Advisory Comm. transparency request, In Brief, 13
– – EPA to issue preliminary decisions on more than 80 chemicals soon, 325; EPA lists 8 HPV chemicals likely to be subject to test rules and 16 chemicals possibly subject to test rules, 353; EPA suspends development and publication of risk-based decisionmaking, 613
– – Existing chemicals, program superseded by new EPA approach, 970

– Children's health, Lautenberg (D-NJ) to introduce TSCA amendment on required health data, 587
– Chloroprene, EPA releases draft toxicological review for public comment, 972
– Dioxins, EPA to hold meeting to evaluate recent scientific literature on health effects, 6; EPA to update analysis of health effects and issue interim soil cleanup standard soon, 535; EPA proposes adopting toxicity equivalency factors to assess potency, 883; EPA to release interim preliminary remediation goals soon, 1021
– ETBE, EPA soliciting public comments on draft toxicological review, 857
– European Union

– – “Cocktail effect” of mixtures of chemicals should be taken into account, Danish official urges, 647
– – Very high concern substances, ECHA launches consultation on 15 proposed chemicals, 884

– Formaldehyde

– – Carcinogenicity, NTP releases background document analyzing health effects associated with exposure, 883
– – Occupational safety, industrial workers with high-intensity exposures at increased risk of cancer, NCI study finds, 539

– Halogenated platinum salts, EPA issues draft toxicological review for public comment, 132
– Hazardous air pollutants

– – National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment, most Americans at elevated risk for cancer from exposure, EPA analysis finds, 641
– – Public health, concentrations of 6 chemicals regularly exceed EPA thresholds, study finds, 455

– HPV chemicals, EPA public meeting on testing 2nd batch of 19 chemicals, 264; rule to require submission of basic environmental and health data to EPA, 277; attorneys say chemical manufacturers need to pay attention to EPA initiatives, 403
– HPV chemicals, peer consultation pilot expert panel, report on meeting to expedite reviews, In Brief, 183
– IRIS, EPA announces new process to speed development of human health assessments for database, 536; House panel critiques EPA revisions to system, 597; EPA says program to rely more on in vitro studies, 740; EPA begins updating aging assessments of human health risks, 1045
– Nanotechnology

– – EPA to decide soon on regulatory authority to compel submission of information, 355; attorneys say chemical manufacturers need to pay attention to EPA initiatives, 403; OECD workshop speakers say risk managers can use traditional methods, 940; EPA developing proposed rules, 970
– – ITC report focuses on efforts to review nanoscale materials, 807

– Nitrobenzene, EPA issues final toxicological review with final risk values lower than proposed in draft document, 170
– PBDEs

See Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

– Penta-BDE, OECD recommends member states study exposure, absorption, and safety data, 159
– Pentachlorophenol, EPA sets date for peer review of draft toxicological analysis, 672
– Perfluorocarbons, ATSDR releases draft toxicological profile, 741
– Permethrin, EPA reduces estimate of cancer risk from dermal absorption, 591
– Phosphate ester flame retardants, ATSDR developing draft toxicological profile, 744
– Platinum compounds, EPA issues draft toxicological review for public comment, 132
– Proposition 65

See California

– Public health, Natl. Conversation on Pub. Health and Chem. Exposures launches and work groups forming, 672
– Pyrethrins, EPA proposes developing cumulative assessment as part of registration review, 626
– Quantum dots

See Nanocrystalline fluorescent semiconductor materials

– Regulatory policy

– – Future EPA agenda, Jackson says agency knows too little about chemicals currently on U.S. market, 993
– – Industry group forming center to work on analysis of broad issues, 408

– Research and development, Pfizer to provide EPA with 100 compounds for use in “groundbreaking” agreement, 485
– Resources, EPA needs more data about chemicals to increase assessment speed, speakers tell conference, 948
– Solvent-contaminated industrial wipes, EPA to seek public comment on revised risk analysis, 1021
– Testing, NTP to review list of chemicals for toxicological characterization, 538; board finds NTP plans to study justifiable, 739
– Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, EPA releases draft case studies describing potential exposures and consequences, 789
– Toxicogenomics, EPA releases case study on use of data for human health assessment, 512; final report issued, In Brief, 984
– Toxic substances, EPA program added to GAO High-Risk List of programs vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, 95
– Vanadium, ATSDR developing draft toxicological profile, 744

Risk management

– Airborne chemical releases, EPA does not have procedures in place to ensure all facilities submitted plans, IG says, 153
– Ammonia, fruit packaging firm pays fine to EPA to settle allegations of failing to establish plan for offsite releases, 135
– Canada, 3 institutions publish guide to help companies manage health and safety risks of nanoparticles, 134
– Chemicals of concern, EPA announces initial list of substances for action plan evaluation, 970
– Electronic reporting for HAPs, In Brief, 394
– Emergency planning

See Emergency planning and response

– Hexavalent chromium, DOD to require use of substitutes whenever possible, 356
– Nanotechnology

See Nanotechnology

Rivers and streams

– Argentina, ombudsman accuses state-run utility of dumping raw sewage into Matanza-Riachuelo River, 231; ombudsman accuses government of failing to comply with cleanup orders, 305
– Columbia River Basin, EPA Region 10 report provides first comprehensive gauge of risks from 4 toxic substances, 88
– Hudson River Superfund site, PCB removal project

See PCBs (1336-36-3)

– Kanawha River, Bayer CropScience agrees to pay more than $1M to resolve violations of CWA, CAA, RCRA, and EPCRA at W. Va. plant, 223
– Passaic River, Diamond Alkali Superfund site, final EPA cleanup plan calls for mechanical dredging of sediment, 51
– Santiago Creek, Shell Chem. Yabucoa agrees to pay penalty and invest in pollution control and monitoring improvements to settle CWA suit (D.C.P.R.), 48
– Susquehanna River, former superintendent of Binghamton drinking water filtration plant charged with knowingly dumping sludge (N.Y. Cnty. Ct.), 282
– Tittabawassee River, dioxin contamination from Dow Chem. plant, Midland

See Dioxins

– Turkey Creek, Explorer Pipeline agrees to pay CWA penalty for jet fuel spill (S.D. Tex.), 35

Rosin, hydrogenated (65997-06-0)

– Canada, federal environment and health agencies publish notice of intent to consider regulatory action, 704

Rotterdam Convention

– U.S. ratification, Senate measure

See Legislation, federal, S 519

Roundup

See Glyphosate (1071-83-6)

RS-44

– SNAP program, EPA approves as acceptable alternative in refrigeration and air conditioning to HCFC-22, 5

Runoff, stormwater

See generally Stormwater

Russia

– Ozone-depleting substances, import and export restrictions amended, In Brief, 902