Latest EPA Drafts Of ETBE, TBA Assessments Maintain Risk Estimates

The Trump EPA has released updated draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments for two petro-fuels chemicals that include only minor differences from earlier drafts released last year by the Obama administration, a finding that is likely to disappoint industries that have lobbied EPA to drop the assessments. EPA released second draft assessments of the chemicals ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) and tert-butanol, also known as tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) June 16, accompanying a Federal Register notice announcing the agency's plans...