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PRESSROOM
Statements
Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council Questions Need and Basis for U.S. EPA Program to Assess Alternatives for Nonylphenol Ethoxylate Surfactants
(09-29-11)
Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council Statement on Greenpeace Laundry Reports
(09-12-11)
Industry Reacts Strongly Against French Assembly Proposal to Ban Alkylphenols and Other Classes of Chemicals
May 17, 2011
EPA Chemical Action Plan for NP/NPE Lacks Scientific Rigor – August 19, 2010
EPA’s characterization of nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) as “compounds of concern” in the Agency’s recently released action plan for these compounds is not justified and does not reflect the weight-of-evidence for the extensive data available for these compounds. The Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council (APERC) looks forward to the opportunity to discuss the science related to these compounds with the Agency.
The Agency’s categorization of the NP/NPE action plan document as a “screening level review,” along with the caveat that it is based on “EPA’s initial review of readily available use, exposure, and hazard information” does not adequately excuse the lack of rigor in its development. Nor does the Action Plan provide an adequate basis for the expansive regulatory actions that it proposes. Click here to read APERC's full statement.
APERC Statement on EPA Test Results on NPEs – July 14, 2010
APERC Statement on NPEs in Oil Spill Dispersants – May 25, 2010
STAKEHOLDERS REJECT GREEN SEAL CLEANING PRODUCT STANDARD – September 25, 2008
Click here to view the September 25, 2008 Stakeholder letter to Dr. Arthur Weissman, Green Seal President.
APERC STATEMENT ON SIERRA CLUB PETITION TO EPA – June 7, 2007
APERC STATEMENT ABOUT WAL-MART ANNOUNCEMENT ON NPEs – November 6, 2006
On June 12, 2006 a public meeting was held by the US EPA on the Design for the Environment (DfE) Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative. Click below to view the following statements presented during the meeting:
Robert Fensterheim - APE Research Council, Executive Director
Greg Beyer - SI Group, Executive Director of EHS
Dr. Glenn Simon - Rhodia, Director of Toxicology
A SECOND USGS STUDY IN COLORADO FINDS LEVELS OF NP ARE LESS THAN EPA’S PROPOSED WQC – February 28, 2005
APERC FOLLOW UP STATEMENT ON UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO RESEARCH ON INTERSEX FISH – November 30, 2004
APERC TO FOLLOW UP ON COLORADO INTERSEX FISH RESEARCH – November 10, 2004
Press Releases
METHODS TO BE STANDARDIZED FOR DETECTING NONYLPHENOLS – October 20, 2000
INDUSTRY MAINTAINS SEWER VOTE WAS MISGUIDED – ECONOMIC IMPACT ON TORONTO PREDICTED - June 22, 2000 (pdf version)
US PRODUCERS CHALLENGE EUROPEAN UNION'S PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES – November 18, 1999
OCTYLPHENOL STUDY FINDS NO REPRODUCTIVE OR ESTROGENIC EFFECTS – September 10, 1999
APE RESEARCH COUNCIL'S WHITE PAPER ANSWERS BASIC QUESTIONS ON SAFETY OF APES – January 7, 1999
APE RESEARCH COUNCIL LAUNCHES WEB SITE – December 16, 1998
APE RESEARCH COUNCIL TO PRESENT LATEST FINDINGS AT INTERNATIONAL CLEANING PRODUCTS CONFERENCE – September 22, 1998
APE RESEARCH COUNCIL LAUNCHED – July 14, 1998
Letters to the Editor
NEWSDAY – May 2, 2007
The Dirt on getting Clean – April 15, 2007
CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS – February 16, 2007
Going Green – January 29, 2007
ENDOCRINE/ESTROGEN LETTER – September 2003
Snails Affected by Environmentally Relevant Doses of BPA, NP, and OP – October 17, 2003
PESTICIDE & TOXIC CHEMICAL NEWS – August 20, 2003
Nonylphenol disrupts reproduction of oysters, study finds – July 28, 2003
CHEMICAL WEEK – August 6, 2002
U.K. Study is First to Directly Link Chemicals to Low Sperm Counts – July 24, 2002
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – April 2, 2002
Endocrine Disrupting Nonylphenols Are Ubiquitous in Food – April 15, 2002
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH – February 11, 2002
Toxins found in sludge – February 4, 2002
ENDOCRINE/ESTROGEN LETTER – November 30, 2001
Voluntary NPE Controls Get Mixed Results – November 2001
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – October 10, 2001
Estrogenic Seafood – September 1, 2001
CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS – August 15, 2001
Testing Program Hits Snags – July 30, 2001
CHEMICAL WEEK – March 8, 2000
Researchers Identify Octylphenol as Human Endocrine -– February 9, 2000
CHEMICAL WEEK – January 25, 2000
U.S., EU Face Off Over APEs – January 12, 2000
COTTAGE LIFE – April 24, 2001
It all comes out in the wash - March 2001
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – May 2, 2001
Estrogenicity Determination in Sewage Treatment Plants and Surface Waters
from the Catalonian Area (NE Spain) – December 15, 2000
Media Advisories
STATEMENT ON USGS STUDY – April 9, 2002
Background for Journalists
SAFETY OF APs AND APEs IN BIOSOLIDS – January 2000
REGULATORY STATUS OF TNPP – March 2000
FACTS ABOUT THE ENDOCRINE THEORY – December 1999
THE SAFETY OF NONYLPHENOL COMPOUNDS IN PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING – December 1999
FACTS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF APEs – December 1999
ENDOCRINE THEORY INFORMATION SHEET – an in-depth examination of key findings on endocrine disruption and APEs – June 1999
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