WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Members of the Global Silicones Council (GSC) welcome a new Australian risk assessment for a range of silicone materials, including D4, D5, and D6. The assessment from Australia’s Department of the Environment and Energy concludes, “[t]he direct risks to aquatic life from exposure to these chemicals at expected surface water concentrations are not likely to be significant.” As such, Australia has not proposed any regulatory restrictions on the use of any of the materials.
“The Global Silicones Council supports the Australian government’s commitment to using a risk-based assessment of chemicals, and its conclusion that these silicone materials don’t pose risks to the environment,“ said Karluss Thomas, Executive Director of the GSC….
