What Are EPAs Criteria for Evaluating Alternatives?
EPA’s evaluation of each substitute in an end-use is based on the following types of information and analyses. 40 CFR 82.178 details the specific data to be submitted: • Atmospheric effects- The SNAP program considers the ozone depletion potential and 100-year integrated global warming potential of compounds to assess atmospheric effects. • Exposure assessments- Exposure assessments are used to estimate concentration levels of substitutes to which workers, consumers, the general population, and environmental receptors may be exposed over a determined period of time. These assessments are based on personal monitoring data or area sampling data if available. Exposure assessments may be conducted for many types of releases including: • Releases in the workplace and in homes • Releases to ambient air and surface water • Releases from the management of solid wastes • Toxicity data- Toxicity data is used to assess the possible health and environmental effects for exposure to substitutes. The
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