August 2017
Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention
U.S. EPA

Preliminary Information on Manufacturing, Processing,
Distribution, Use, and Disposal:

Hexachlorobutadiene

CASRN: 87-68-3

CI CI

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August 2017

Support document
for Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0738

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This document provides a preliminary public summary of available information collected by EPA's
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention (OCSPP) on the manufacturing (including importing), processing, distribution incommerce,
use, and disposal of this chemical. This is based on existing data available to EPA, including information
collected under the Chemical Data Reporting rule, Toxics Release Inventory (if available), information
from other Agency databases, other U.S. Government agencies, publicly available information from
states, and a review of published literature. In addition, the document includes information reported
to EPA by producers and users of the chemical in the United States and in othercountries.

This preliminary use information and any additional use information received in the docket by
December 9, 2017, will inform efforts to identify, under section 6(h)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), whether exposure to this chemical is likely, under the conditions of use, either to
the environment, the general population, or to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation
identified by EPA. The information will also inform any risk management efforts following the
exposure and use assessment under TSCA section 6(h)(1)(B).

Mention of trade names in this document does not constitute endorsement by EPA. To verify products
or articles containing this chemical currently in commerce, EPA has identified several examples. Any
lists are provided for informational purposes only. EPA and its employees do not endorse any ofthe
products or companies.

This document does not contain confidential business information (CBI).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTACT	3

MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, USE AND DISPOSAL	4

1.	Manufacturing (Including Importing)	4

2.	Processing	5

3.	Products and Articles	6

4.	Distribution (Includes Retailers)	7

5.	Uses	9

6.	Disposal of Waste and Recycling/Recovery	11

USEFUL TYPES OF INFORMATION	11

APPENDIX: SOURCES CONSULTED	12

CONTACT

Marc Edmonds, OPPT, National Program Chemicals Division (NPCD), (202) 566-0758,
edmonds.marc@epa.gov.

Docket: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0738

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MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION, USE AND DISPOSAL

1. Manufacturing (Including Importing)

Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) is primarily generated as a by-product of the manufacture of chlorinated
hydrocarbons, particularly perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and carbon tetrachloride, but it can also be
produced during magnesium manufacturing via electrolysis1,2- According to recent reports to the UN Environmental
Programme, HCBD does not appear to be intentionally manufactured in Europe, Japan, Canada, or the United
States. Intentional production in Europe ceased as early as the late 1970s; in various other parts of the world,
production of HCBD has been restricted or banned in subsequent years; however, the chemical continues to be
manufactured as a byproduct of chemical manufacturing3.

No data was submitted by manufacturers (including importers) under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule for
the 2016 reporting period4,5.

For the 2015 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), 14 facilities submitted reports for HCBD6. Of these, 9 facilities reported
manufacture in the United States, 0 reported import, 5 reported processing, and 9 reported other uses7. All 9

1	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003). https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-
09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

2	United Nations Environmental Programme, Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Risk Management Evaluation on
Hexachlorobutadiene (Rome: Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, 2013).
http://chm.pops.int/Portals/Q/download.aspx?d=UNEP-POPS-POPRC.9-13-Add. 2. English.pdf

3	United Nations - Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes
consisting of containing or contaminated with hexachlorobutadiene (Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environmental
Programme, 2016).

4	Manufacturers (including importers) are required to report under CDR if they meet certain production volumethresholds,
generally 25,000 lb or more of a chemical substance at any single site. Reporting is triggered if the annual reporting threshold is
met during any of the calendar years since the last principal reporting year. In general, the reporting threshold remains 25,000
lb per site. However, a reduced reporting threshold (2,500 lb) now applies to chemical substances subject to certain TSCA
actions, https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/how-report-under-chemical-data-reporting

5	Manufacture in the context of CDR means to manufacture, produce, or import for commercial purposes. Manufacture
includes the extraction, for commercial purposes, of a component chemical substance from a previously existing chemical
substance or complex combination of chemical substances. (40 CFR 711.3) https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-
12/documents/cdr fact sheet importers final dec2015 O.pdf

Similarly, the term "manufacture" in the context of TRI means to produce, prepare, compound, or import an EPCRA Section
313 chemical. The term "manufacture" also includes coincidental production of an EPCRA Section 313 chemical (e.g., as a
byproduct or impurity) as a result of the manufacture, processing, otherwise use or disposal of another chemical or mixture
of chemicals, https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/rv2012rfi.pdf

SA facility must report to the TRI program if it meets all three of the following criteria: 1) is in a specific industry sector, 2)
employs 10 or more full-time equivalent employees, and 3) manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses a TRI-listed
chemical in quantities above applicable threshold levels for a given chemical in a given year, https://www.epa.gov/toxics-
release-inventorv-tri-program/basics-tri-reporting

7 The term "process" in the context of CDR and TRI means the preparation of a chemical substance or mixture, afterits
manufacture, for distribution in commerce—

(A) in the same form or physical state as, or in a different form or physical state from, that in which it was received by the
person so preparing such substance or mixture, or

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facilities that reported manufacturing and 4 that reported processing are in the chemical manufacturing industry
(NAICS codes 325199, 325180, and 325211). One facility that reported processing and 3 that reported use are in
the hazardous waste industry (NACIS codes 562211 and 562213). Two facilities that reported use are in the cement
manufacturing industry (NACIS code 327310). The facilities generated 10,619,094 lbs. of waste including 2,311 lbs.
released to air and 10,278,244 lbs. treated on site. For more information, see Unit 6.

Manufacturing Process	

Various methods for HCBD synthesis have been described in two patents8,9. HCBD can be directly synthesized
through the chlorination of butadiene or butane or produced as a by-product of chlorinated hydrocarbon
manufacturing, including perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and carbon tetrachloride. It appears that HCBD,
generated as a by-product during the synthesis of other compounds of interest, may be recovered or recycled for
commercial purposes10.

2. Processing	

HCBD may be processed for use as:

•	Plastic additives11

•	Protective coatings12

•	Prepared in solvent as analytical standards13

•	Part of the recovery system for chlorine containing gases at chlorine plants14

•	Chemical intermediates in the production of rubber, chlorofluorocarbons, and lubricants15

(B) as part of an article containing the chemical substance or mixture.
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim(Stitlel5/chapter53&edition=prelim

The term "otherwise use" under TRI means any use of an EPCRA Section 313 chemical, including an EPCRA Section 313
chemical contained in a mixture or other trade name product or waste, that is not covered by the terms manufacture or
process. See the definition of "otherwise use" for additional details on applicability of otherwise use with regardto
disposal, stabilization, and treatment for destruction, https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-
01/documents/ry 2015 tri reporting forms and instructions.pdf

8	http://www.google.com.na/patents/US2454820

9	http://www.google.com/patents/US2034292

10	Lecloux A. 2004: Hexachlorbutadiene - Sources, environmental fate and risk characterization, Science Dossier, Euro Chlor.
http://www.eurochlor.org/media/14939/sd5-hexachlorobutadiene-final.pdf

11	Chemstock, Hexachloro-l,3-Butadiene (Hackettstown, New Jersey: Chemstock, 2017).
http://www.chemstock.com/product/hexachloro-13-butadiene/

12	State of Washington - Department of Ecology, Children's Safe Product Act Reported Data (Lacey, Washington: State of
Washington, 2017).

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecv/cspareporting/Reports/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportName=ChemicalReportBvCASNumber Select
CAS Number: 87-68-3.

13	Sigma-Aldrich, Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene PESTANALฎ, analytical standard (St. Louis: Sigma Aldrich Co. LLC).
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sial/45525?lang=en®ion=US

14	United Nations Environmental Programme, Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Risk Management Evaluation
on Hexachlorobutadiene (Rome: Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, 2013).
http://chm.pops.int/Portals/Q/download.aspx?d=UNEP-POPS-POPRC.9-13-Add. 2. English.pdf

15	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003).

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

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3. Products and Articles

EPA identified the following types of products based on a search of available sources for products containing HCBD.
This list is provided for informational purposes only. EPA and its employees do not endorse any of the products or
companies.

In addition to the items in Table 1 below, HCBD has been reported by manufacturers as a contaminant in various
children's products under the State of Washington's Children's Safe Product Act. Reporting indicates that HCBD is
present in feeding and hygiene products, clothing, fabrics and furnishings, accessories, footwear, toys, and games16.
HCBD is also mentioned in 1290 patents17.

Table 1. List of Products

Trade name

Use of Product

% by weight
of chemical

Link to references, SDS or industry information

Aldrin

Not specified

0.5

http://datasheets.scbt.com/sds/aghs/en/sc-

239202.pdf

Chlorinated

Hydrocarbons Mixture in
Methylene Chloride

Not specified

0.2

http://www.cerilliant.com/shoponline/MSDS.aspx7ite

mno=6fde6198-eebc-44d9-84ee-8a011db855de

Toxi-Mat-14 Mixture

Not specified

0.00001
(Mole %)

http://www2.mathesongas.com/pdfs/msds/MATH00
59.pdf

Fiberglass Reinforced
Polyester

Not specified

Not specified

http://www.rowmark.com/MARK/MSDS/ColorLine U

nisub FRP MSDS.pdf

Polyester polymer

Not specified

Not specified

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ipmagento-
public/documents/msds/UnisubFRP MSDS.pdf



Dechlorane Plus, Grades
25, 35 and 515

Flame retardant

Not specified

http://www.stobec.com/documents/msds/7931.pdf



VOC-M54C

Calibration Standard

0.2

http://highpuritvstandards.com/content/msds/organi

cs/VOC-M54C GHS.pdf

VOC Mixture

Reference Material
and/or laboratory
reagent

0.25-0.3

http://www.ultrasci.com/catalogmsds.aspx7productn

um=dwm-588

Semi-Volatile Spiking
Mixture (TCLP), TCLP-
BNA

Laboratory Standard

0.2

http://www.chemcas.com/msdsll2/cas/3475/95-48-

7 108-39-4 106-44-5 106-46-7 75-09-2.asp



16	State of Washington - Department of Ecology, Children's Safe Product Act Reported Data (Lacey, Washington: State of
Washington, 2017).

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecv/cspareporting/Reports/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportName=ChemicalReportBvCASNumber

17	https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/hexachloro-l 3-butadiene#section=Depositor-Supplied-Patent-ldentifiers

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4. Distribution (Includes Retailers)

General internet searches for distributors of HCBD yielded many vendors selling various quantities at different
purities. Note that these are defined as distributors due to their marketing of HCBD for sale and distribution.

Results of a search of distributors of HCBD are in Table 2 below. This list is provided for informational purposes only.
EPA and its employees do not endorse any of the products or companies.

Table 2. List of Distributors

Given
Name

Available
Quantities

Purity (%)

Reference

HCBD

1 mL, 1 mL, 1
mL, 10 mg

5.0mg/mL in
MeOH, 0.2 mg/mL
in MeOH,
20.mg/mL in
MeOH, tech mix
(no further
information)

http://www. best-reagent, com/goods-10463. html



HCBD

lg and lOg

Not specified

http://www.shchemskv.com/pro more.asp?pid=38010

HCBD

50g, 250g,
500 g

97%

http://www. ikchemical.com/EN/Droducts/A01440156. html



HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.fluoropharm.com/product/EF10111.html

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.parchem.com/chemical-supplier-distributor/Hexachloro-l-

3-Butadiene-012047.aspx

HCBD

25 g

96%

http://www. heowns.com/pro. aspx?kevno=87-68-3

HCBD

50g

Not specified

http://www.xivashiii.com/product. php?kev=87-68-3

HCBD

5g, 25g, lOOg

98%

http://www.hanhonggroup.com/data/products zh-cn/B12132.html

HCBD

50g, 250g,
lOOOg

97%

http://www.alfachina.cn/AlfaAesarApp/faces/adf.task-
flow?adf.tfld=ProductDetailsTF&adf.tfDoc=/WEB-
INF/ProductDetailsTF.xml&Productld=A17316& afrLoop=23542702011

9286& afrWindowMode=0& afrWindowld=null

HCBD

50 g, 250g,
500g

97%

http://www.ikchemical.com/EN/products/A01440156.html



HCBD

25g and lOOg

97%

http://www.pfaltzandbauer.com/Search.aspx (search CAS 87-68-3)

HCBD

2000 ug/mL
(1.2 mL)

Not specified

http://www.cerilliant.com/shoponline/ltem Details.aspx?itemno=6fde6

198-eebc-44d9-84ee-8a011db855de&item=ERC-047

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.monomerpolvmer.com/catalog/1672-hexachloro-13-

butadiene.html?kevword=87-68-3

HCBD

Not specified

Not specified

https://www.artchemicals.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=8090

78491&CartlD=l

HCBD -13C4

O.Olg

97%

https://www.cdnisotopes.com/us/products/specifications/C-

2408.php?ei=m2VubJVtZ21v0IZtu4G0r0aeCb9Me/iMdx0b8W0aa5kmm

NsZ5mzY7Oo35illLWotJTnqMe/lHu90Wq0aq5k5qlos92zr7P0k+Rp4Gn

OaOCdq4A=o

HCBD

100g

Not specified

http://www. mpbio.com/product. php?pid=05214544

HCBD

250 mg, 10
mL, 1 mL,
lmL, 1 mL, 1
mL

Unknown, 10
ng/mL, lOOng/mL,
unknown,
unknown

http://creschem.com/products?title=&field product cat number valu

e=&field product cas number value=87-68-

3&field product method value=&tid=AII&x=0&v=0

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Given
Name

Available
Quantities

Purity (%)

Reference

HCBD

lmL, 5.0 mg,
2.0 mg, 1 g,
2.0 mg, 0.2
mg, 100 ug

lOOug/mL, 5.0
mg/mL,

2.0mg/mL, not
specified,
2.0mg/mL, 0.2
mg/mL, lOOug/mL

https://www.accustandard.com/catalogsearch/result/?a=hexachlorobu

tadiene

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www. worldofchemicals.com/comDanv/maDrvser-sl/3859. html

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

htto://www. worldofchemicals.com/comDanv/ntox/18421. html

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

httD://www.guidechem.com/trade/Ddetaill895958.html

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

htto://www.guidechem. com/trade/Ddetaill713587. html

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

httD://www.guidechem.com/trade/Ddetaill569481.html

HCBD

Inquire

97%

htto://www.guidechem. com/trade/Ddetail2135167. html

HCBD

Not specified

99+%

http://www. scottecatalog.com/msds.nsf/d4dl225c9425e97985256f2b0

068a714/154ae3dbbl56c45185256a0a004e3826?0pen Document

HCBD

Not specified

95%

https://www. spectrum chemical. com/MSDS/TCI-H0055.pdf

HCBD

100 mg, 1 g, 5
g, 10 g, 100 g,
250 g, 1 kg

Not specified

http://www.acccorporation.com/catalogsearch/result/?a=87-68-

3&criteria=CasNo

HCBD

Not specified

Not specified

http://www.chemstock.com/product/hexachloro-13-butadiene/

HCBD,
Pestanal
Analytical
Standard

Not specified

100%

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sial/45525?lang=en&re

gion=US

HCBD

0.01 g, 1.2 mL

99%, 100 ug/mL

http://shop.isotope.com/advancedSearch.aspx

(search hexachlorobutadiene)

HCBD,
HCBD
Solution

lg, 5mL

97.60%, 100
ug/mL

https://www.chemservice.com/
(search hexachlorobutadiene)

HCBD

500g, 1kg,
100g, 25g,
250g, 4kg

97%

http://www.oakwoodchemical.com/ProductsList.aspx7CategorvlD—

2&txtSearch=1588&ExtHvperLink=l

HCBD

50g, 250g,
lOOOg

97%

https://www.alfa.com/en/webapps/EC165W.pgm?TASK=disp&rnd=947

56&filterF=DSSTK&filterV=A17316

HCBD

lmL

lOOOug/mL

https://www.amazon.com/Restek-hexachlorobutadiene-1000ug-

methanol-

RES/dp/B01NlYOYO9/ref=sr 1 2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483559247&sr=8-

2&keywords=hexachlorobutadiene

HCBD

lmL

lOOOug/mL

http://www.restek.com/catalog/view/10433

HCBD

Not specified
(minimum

1kg)

Not specified

http://www.pharmaceutical-sale.net/products/Hexachlorobutadiene/



HCBD

250m L,
250m L,
250mg

97%

http://www.hx-r.com/product/html/14083.html



HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.acadechemical.com/product/108130

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

https://aksci.com/item detail.php?cat=7104AF

HCBD

Inquire

95%

http://www.debyesci.com/cas 87-68-3.html

HCBD

Up to kgs

98%

https://www.capotchem.com/87-68-3.html

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.tractuschem.com/productshow/TRA0091637.html

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Given
Name

Available
Quantities

Purity (%)

Reference

HCBD

Inquire

98%

http://www.finetechnologv-

ind.com/product detail.shtml?catalogNo=FT-0626950

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.thsci.com/TS08527.html

HCBD

lg, 5g, 25g,
250g

95-98%

https://www.molport.com/shop/molecule-link/MolPort-000-156-227



HCBD

lmg, 5 mg,
lOmg

90%

https://mcule.com/MCULE-6627588056/

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.chemtik.com/pro result/390454/

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.chembopharma.com/search/?keyword=KB-52390

HCBD

Inquire

Not specified

http://www.angenechemical.com/productshow/AGN-PC-
OJ K7T2. htm l#COA

HCBD

100g

Not specified

http://www. mpbio.com/product. php?pid=05214544

HCBD

250g, 1kg

97%

https://www.vladachem. com/product. php?product= 142597

5. Uses

Industrial Uses	

The following industrial uses, including historical and/or potential uses, of HCBD have been identified:

•	Heat transfer liquid18

•	Reactant in chemical syntheses19

•	Organic solvent20

•	Wash liquor for hydrocarbon removal21

•	Chlorine recovery22

•	Rubber vulcanization23

•	Manufacture of aluminum and graphite rods24

18	United Nations Environmental Programme, Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Risk Management Evaluation on
Hexachlorobutadiene (Rome: Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, 2013).

http://chm. pops. int/Portals/O/download. aspx?d=UNEP-POPS-POPRC. 9- 13-Add. 2. English.pdf

19	Zhang, C. et al. 2016. Synthesis of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene from hexachlorobutadiene. J. Fluorine Chem. 191:77-83.

20	Environmental Protection Agency, Summary Characteristics of Selected chemicals of Near-Term Interest (Washington DC:
Office of Toxic Substances, 1976).

21	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003).

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

22	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003).

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

23	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003).

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

24	van der Honing, Margreet, Paper for the 6th meeting of the UNECE CLRTAP Task Force on Persistent Organic Pollutants,

Vienna, 4-6 June 2007 (The Hague: VROM, the ministry of Environment, 2007).

http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/lrtap/TaskForce/popsxg/2007/6thmeeting/Exploration%20of%20management%20
options%20for%20HCBD%20final.doc.pdf

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•	Manufacture of carbon spheres25

•	Manufacture of photopolymerized films26,27

•	Preparation of organosilicon polymers28

Commercial Uses

The following commercial uses, including historical and/or potential uses, of HCBD have been identified:

•	Pesticides/agricultural fumigants29

•	Insecticides30

•	Algicide31

•	Herbicide32

•	Hydraulic fluid33

•	Gyroscope fluid34

•	Laboratory reagent35

25	Shi, L. et al. 2004. Synthesis of Carbon Hollow Spheres by a Reaction of Hexachlorobutadiene with Sodium Azide. Chemistry
Letters 33(5):532-533.

26	U.S. National Library of Medicine, Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene, Major Uses (Bethesda, Maryland: National Institutes of Human
Health).

/7ttps://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/WebWISER/getSubstanceData.do?substanceld=100&displavSubstanceName=Hcbd&STCCID=&U
NNAID=&selected Data Menu Item ID=22&catld=24

27	http://www.google.com/patents/US3522226

28https://www.google.com/patents/US4965332?dq=us4965332&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6i93hn8rSAhUO12MKHW KA9EQ
6AEIHDAA

29	Corden, Caspar, Sergey Kakareka, Andre Peeters Weem, Hexachlorobutadiene: Track B Review for the UNECE LRTAP Task
Force on Persistent Organic Pollutants (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Long Range Transboundary Air
Pollution, 2006).

30	Environmental Protection Agency, Summary Characteristics of Selected chemicals of Near-Term Interest (Washington DC:
Office of Toxic Substances, 1976).

31	Environmental Protection Agency, Summary Characteristics of Selected chemicals of Near-Term Interest (Washington DC:
Office of Toxic Substances, 1976).

32	Environmental Protection Agency, Summary Characteristics of Selected chemicals of Near-Term Interest (Washington DC:
Office of Toxic Substances, 1976).

33	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003).

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

34	US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene, (Washington DC: Office of
Water - Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 2003).

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/support ccl hexachlorobutadiene healtheffects.pdf

35	Sigma-Aldrich, Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene PESTANALฎ, analytical standard (St. Louis: Sigma Aldrich Co. LLC), webpage.
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sial/45525?lang=en®ion=US

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Consumer Uses

While no consumer uses of HCBD have been identified, the following products contain or have been previously
shown to contain HCBD:

•	Children's clothing and headgear36

•	Drywall37

6. Disposal of Waste and Recycling/Recovery	

According to TRI data for the 2015 reporting year, 2,311 lbs. of HCBD were released on-site to air, 10 lbs. released
on-site to landfills and 174 lbs. were transferred off-site for disposal. TRI data shows that 10,619,094 lbs. of HCBD
was generated in waste, with 284,435 lbs. being recycled on-site, 27,280 burned for energy recovery on-site, and
10,278,244 lbs. treated for destruction on-site. Off-site waste management of HCBD includes 25 lbs. burned for
energy recovery and 26,615 lbs. treated for destruction.

HCBD is a Hazardous Waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) with Hazardous Waste
Number U128.38

USEFUL TYPES OF INFORMATION

This document presents a summary of information currently available to EPA on this chemical. EPA is interested in
obtaining information to more fully characterize the manufacturing, processing, distribution, disposal, and use of
this chemical, to inform the development of the exposure and use assessment for this chemical, and to inform any
subsequent risk management efforts. For example, EPA is interested in obtaining information on:

•	the functional uses for this chemical;

•	what types of products contain this chemical;

•	which industry sectors use this chemical;

•	what volume of the chemical is used;

•	which uses have been discontinued or phased out;

•	exposure scenarios for this chemical; and

•	in which articles this chemical is found.

36	State of Washington - Department of Ecology, Children's Safe Product Act Reported Data (Lacey, Washington: State of
Washington, 2017), webpage.

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecv/cspareporting/Reports/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportName=ChemicalReportBvCASNumber
Select CAS Number: 87-68-3.

37	Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Problem Drywall Assessment and Indoor Environmental Quality Evaluation 144
Groesbeek Street and 4 Darden Street, North Carolina, (Bethesda, Maryland: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2011),
Appendix A-5.

https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/pdfs/blk media ehefeb2011.pdf

38	40 CFR 261.33(f)

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APPENDIX: SOURCES CONSULTED

•	U.S. EPA HPVHC (access through Chemical Data Access Tool - CDAT)
https://java.epa.gov/oppt chemical search/

•	U.S. EPA HPVIS and HPV HC (access through Chemical Data Access Tool - CDAT)
https://java.epa.gov/oppt chemical search/

•	U.S. EPA Chemicals Inventory
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory

•	U.S. EPA HPVIS and HPV HC (access through Chemical Data Access Tool - CDAT)
https://java.epa.gov/oppt_chemical_search/

•	U.S. EPA InertFinder

https://iaspub.epa .gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=101:l:

•	U.S. EPA Pesticide Chemical Search

https://iaspub.epa .gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=CH EM ICALSEARCH:1:0::NQ:1::

•	U.S. EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/endocrine-disruptor-screening-program-
tier-l-assessments

•	U.S. EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)
https://www.epa.gov/snap

•	CPSC FHSA

https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/FHSA-
Requirements/

•	Food and Drug Administration List of Databases
http://www.fda.gov/Forlndustry/FDABasicsforlndustry/ucm234631.htm

•	California OEHHA Biomonitoring
http://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

•	Maine Chemicals of high concern
http://www.maine.gov/dep/safechem/highconcern/

•	Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) (link includes a link to Higher hazard substances list)
http://www.mass.gov/eea/waste-mgnt-recycling/toxics/toxic-use-reduction/toxics-use-reduction-act/

•	Oregon Pollutant Profiles
http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/SB737/docs/LegRpAtt420100601.pdf

•	Washington Department of Labor & Industries SHARP Publications
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Pubs/default.asp

•	Lowell Center for Sustainable Production Chemical, Policy and Science Initiative
http://www.chemicalspolicy.org/chemicalspolicy.us.state.database.php

•	National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/state-chemical-statutes.aspx

•	CPSC Chemicals
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Research--Statistics/Chemicals/

•	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Household Products Database
https://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm

•	Oregon Pollutant Profiles
http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/SB737/docs/LegRpAtt420100601.pdf

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•	DeLima Associates Consumer Product Information Database (CPID)
https://www.whatsinproducts.eom/chemicals/index/l

•	Product and company websites
https://safecosmetics.cdph.ca.gov/search/Default.aspx

•	DfE Alternatives Assessments
https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-ingredients

•	Safer Chemical Ingredients List
https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-ingredients

•	Green Chemistry awards - information regarding possible alternatives
https://www.epa.gov/greenchemistrv/presidential-green-chemistry-challenge-winners

•	Pollution Prevention - information regarding possible alternatives
https://www.epa.gov/p2/pollution-prevention-case-studies
https://www.epa.gOv/p2/grant-programs-pollution-prevention#sra

•	Greener products and services (e.g. some of the electronic standards include alternative assessments)
https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identify-greener-products-and-services

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