ENVIRONMENT|deterioration of the environment|pollution · INDUSTRY|chemistry|chemical compound
- pairifín clóirínithe gearrshlabhrach Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- SCCP Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- short chain chlorinated paraffin | SCCP
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- Definition mixture of substances containing chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine 20% to 70% Reference "Guidance Sheet, SHORT-CHAIN CHLORINATED PARAFFINS (SCCPs), ZDHC http://www.roadmaptozero.com/fileadmin/layout/media/downloads/en/SCCP.pdf [26.1.2017] 'Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins Draw EPA Scrutiny--After 70 Years', Scientific American, 19 May 2010, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/short-chain-chlorinated-paraffins-draw-epa-scrutiny/ [27.3.2017]"
- Comment SCCPs may be used as a flame retardant or plasticiser in plastics, rubbers, inks, paints, adhesives and surface coatings used to produce apparel, footwear and accessories. They also may be found as impurities in fat-liquoring agents in leather production. They persist in the environment, accumulate in human breast milk, can kill small aquatic creatures and travel to remote regions of the globe.