Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 883 - DESIGNATION OF THE CHEMICAL CLASS NONYLPHENOL AND NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES AS A PRIORITY CHEMICAL
Section 096-883-2 - Definitions
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
For terms not defined in this rule, the definitions found in 06-096 CMR Chapter 880, Regulation of Chemical Use in Children's Products, section 1, apply. The following terms, as used in this rule, have the following meanings:
A. Cosmetics and personal care products. "Cosmetics and personal care products" means articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and articles intended for use as a component of any such articles.
B. Household and commercial cleaning products. "Household and commercial cleaning products" means soaps, detergents and other chemically formulated consumer products designed for fabric care, dish and other ware washing and/or surface cleaning in residential, institutional or commercial establishments.
C. Exposure or exposed. "Exposure or exposed" in reference to a priority chemical means that a person is subjected in the course of daily life to a priority chemical from a product that enters the body in any quantity from any route of entry, including inhalation, ingestion, skin contact or absorption.
D. Home maintenance products. "Home maintenance products" means products used for the repair or maintenance of the inside or outside of a home, including, but not limited to, adhesives, caulking, grouts, fillers, sealants, paints and other surface finishes.
E. Nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE). "Nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE)" means nonionic surfactants in the alkylphenol and alkylphenol ethoxylate group of chemical compounds. Nonylphenol has a chemical formula of C15-H24-O and may be linear (Phenol, nonyl-), with a Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number (CAS RN) of 25154-52-3, or branched (phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched), with a CAS RN of 84852-15-3. The formula for chemicals in the nonylphenol ethoxylate group is (C2-H4-O)mult-C15-H24-O, and commercially-relevant CAS RNs include, but are not limited to: 9016-45-9, 26027-38-3, 37205-87-1, 68412-54-4, and 127087-87-0.
