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Difluoroethane ( HFC 152a)

1, 1 – difluoroethane

The substance has been assessed at SIAM 22.
Recommendation: “This chemical is currently of low priority for further work.”
Awaiting the publication of the complete SIDS document on the UNEP website, as well as the SIAP.
The ECB Online Tracking System provides detailed information about HPV and LPV chemicals in the EU. For priority list chemicals, it tells how far in the assessment process a substance has progressed including an overview of the conclusions reached, statistics and testing requirements.

Access the ECB Online Tracking System  http://ecb.jrc.it/esis/index.php?GENRE=ECNO&ENTREE=200-866-1