From Inside TSCA

Final Dust-Lead Rule Sets Strict Hazard Level But Eases Abatement Target

October 24, 2024
EPA has published its judicially mandated final rule reworking Trump-era TSCA dust-lead restrictions for residential buildings, tightening the dust lead hazard standard (DLHS) to encompass “any reportable level of lead” despite industry objections but opting for less-stringent abatement standards than it floated in 2023. While the rule text was not available at press time, EPA said in an Oct. 24 press release that it is finalizing a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) DLHS encompassing "any reportable level" of the neurotoxic...


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