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EPA Flags Silicone Chemical D4 as Risk to Humans, Wildlife

By Tom Ozimek

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EPA Flags Silicone Chemical D4 as Risk to Humans, Wildlife

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Sept. 17 draft risk evaluation concluded that D4—formally known as octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane—presents “unreasonable” risks to human health in almost two dozen uses and to the environment in seven cases. The agency found no such risk in 37 other applications.