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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-13.4-1. Legislative findings
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The legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Chemicals known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are widely used in Rhode Island. To meet stringent fire standards, manufacturers add BFRs to a multitude of products, including plastic housing of electronics and co…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-13.4-2. Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) “DecaBDE” means decabromodiphenyl ether. (2) “OctaBDE” means octabrominated diphenyl ether or any technical mixture in which octabrominated diphenyl ether is a predominate congener. (3) “PBDE…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-13.4-3. Manufacturing, processing or distribution
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(a) Effective January 1, 2007, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product or a flame-retardant part of a product containing more than one-tenth (1/10%) of one percent (1%) of pentaBDE or octaBDE. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-13.4-4. “DecaBDE” study
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By January 2, 2007, the department of environmental management shall submit to the general assembly a report that reviews the latest available scientific research to address the following issues: (1) Whether decaBDE is bio-accumulating in humans and the environment, and if so, wh…
