Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) and Other Chlorinated Paraffins 

Action Plan 

I. Overview 

SCCPs are found world-wide in the environment, wildlife and humans. They are bioaccumulative in 

wildlife and humans, are persistent and transported globally in the environment, and toxic to aquatic 

organisms at low concentrations. Based on these factors, as well as the availability of viable substitutes for 

certain uses of SCCPs, EPA intends to initiate action to address the manufacturing, processing, distribution in 

commerce, and use of SCCPs. 

EPA intends to further evaluate whether the manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce and/or use 

of medium chained chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and long-chained chlorinated paraffins (LCCPs) should 

also be addressed. 

As part of the Agency's efforts to address SCCPs, EPA also intends to evaluate the potential for 

disproportionate impact on children and other sub-populations. 

II. Introduction 

As part of EPA’s efforts to enhance the existing chemicals program under the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA)1, the Agency identified an initial list of widely recognized chemicals, including SCCPs, for action 

plan development based on their presence in humans; persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT)2

characteristics; use in consumer products; production volume; or other similar factors. This Action Plan is 

based on EPA’s initial review of readily available use, exposure, and hazard information on SCCPs. EPA 

considered which of the various authorities provided under TSCA and other statutes might be appropriate to 

address potential concerns with SCCPs in developing the Action Plan. The Action Plan is intended to 

describe the courses of action the Agency plans to pursue in the near term to address its concerns. The Action 

Plan does not constitute a final Agency determination or other final Agency action. Regulatory proceedings 

indicated by the Action Plan will include appropriate opportunities for public and stakeholder input, 

including through notice and comment rulemaking processes.

III. Scope of Review 

For the purposes of this action plan, SCCPs include the chlorinated paraffins that meet the following 

definition: 

CxH(2x-y+2)Cly

where x = 10-13; 

y = 3-12; and 

the average chlorine content ranges from approximately 40 to 70 percent with the limiting molecular 

formulas set at C10H19Cl3 and C13Hl6Cl12. Any individual chemical meeting this definition is considered an 

SCCP and is covered by this action plan. Furthermore, this action plan covers any chemical substance or 

mixture that contains a chemical that meets the definition. For example, CAS registry number (CASRN) 

63449-39-8 (Paraffin waxes and hydrocarbon waxes, chlorinated) denotes chlorinated paraffin waxes of 

unspecified carbon chain length and unspecified degree of chlorination. If a portion of that chemical 

substance falls within the definition of SCCPs then the entire substance would be subject to this action plan. 

Likewise, CASRN 71011-12-6 named (Alkanes, C12-13, chloro) would only contain chemicals that meet the 

alkyl range described in the definition and would be subject to the action plan if any of the chlorine content 

were consistent with the 40 to 70 percent criteria. 

1 15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.

2 Information on PBT chemicals can be found on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/pbt/. 
Medium chained chlorinated paraffins (MCCP; C14-17 alkyl chain) and long-chained chlorinated paraffins 

(LCCP; generally C18 - 28) are also discussed in this action plan. 

Only four chlorinated fractions are on the TSCA Inventory [Alkanes, C6-18, chloro (CASRN 68920-70-7); 

Alkanes, C12-13, chloro (CASRN 71011-12-6); Alkanes, chloro (CASRN: 61788-76-9); Paraffin waxes and 

Hydrocarbon waxes, chloro (CASRN 63449-39-8)] (EPA, 2006). Other CASRNs associated with SCCPs are 

not on the TSCA Inventory. The CASRNs associated with certain MCCPs and LCCPs are also not on the 

TSCA Inventory. 

IV. Uses and Substitutes Summary 

The current use of chlorinated paraffins (SCCP, MCCP, and LCCP) in the United States is on the order of 

150 million pounds per year. Production of short-chain and medium-chained chlorinated paraffins (C9 to C17) 

was 100 million pounds in 2007. A very small fraction of that number is attributable to import/export 

business. According to the Chlorinated Paraffins Industry Association, MCCPs represent the largest 

production and use of chlorinated paraffins in North America while SCCPs is only half that volume (CPIA, 

2009). Marketing and use of SCCP has been restricted in the European Union (ECHA 2008a). In Canada, 

SCCPs are not currently manufactured and use was approximately 3000 metric tons in 2000 and 2001, the 

latest figures reported (Environment Canada, 2008). In the United States, Dover Chemical Corp. is the sole 

manufacturer of chlorinated paraffins and several companies import SCCPs (EPA, 2006). 

The largest use of SCCPs in the United States is as a component of lubricants and coolants in metal cutting 

and metal forming operations. The second-largest use is as both a secondary plasticizer and a flame retardant 

in plastics, especially PVC. Other minor domestic SCCP uses are as a plasticizer and a flame-retardant 

additive to a variety of products including: rubber formulations, paints and other coatings, and adhesives and 

sealants (CPIA, 2009). For safety reasons, other countries (those in the European Union and Canada) have 

allowed SCCPs to be used as a flame retardant in underground mining conveyor belts (rubber formulations) 

and fire retardants in dam sealants (ECHA 2008a). 

MCCPs are alternatives to SCCPs for many applications. Based on their physical-chemical properties, 

MCCPs are also expected to be persistent in the environment and several field surveys have shown they are 

present in sediments and biota, demonstrating their release to and persistence in the environment. 

Field-measured bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) that are greater than 5000 and biomagnification factors 

(BMF) greater than 1 indicate that MCCPs are bioaccumulative in biota and can biomagnify in food chains 

(UNEP, 2009). MCCPs have toxicity to sensitive aquatic organisms that is similar to SCCPs. Canada has 

concluded that MCCPs are “toxic” as defined by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) 

(Government of Canada 2008). The European Union’s 2005 Risk Assessment Report and 2007 draft update 

conclude that there is a need for limiting the risks posed by certain uses of MCCPs in the production of PVC 

and metal cutting (EC, 2005, 2007). 
LCCPs appear to have been used as alternatives to SCCPs in some of the more demanding metal working 

applications (HELCOM, 2002). LCCPs also appear to have potential as an alternative in leather, paints and 

coatings, sealants and rubber applications. LCCPs are expected to be persistent and bioaccumulative in the 

environment based on their physical-chemical properties and bioaccumulation modeling, respectively. 

Canada has concluded that LCCPs up to C20 are “toxic” as defined by CEPA (Government of Canada 

2008).Canada has not made a determination of whether LCCPs greater that C20 are toxic. 

A number of other potential alternatives, e.g. nitroalkanes, alkyl phosphate and sulfonated fatty acid esters 

and vegetable oil based products, are available for specific applications. It is stated that these alternatives are 

considered less harmful than chlorinated paraffins (UNECE, 2006). These non-chlorinated paraffin 

alternatives are often more expensive and may require special handling. A UK estimated cost for completely 

converting SCCPs to non-SCCPs in metal working was predicted to be four million £ per year (IRTA, 2004). 

An analysis of costs conducted in California found that overall metal working processing costs were more 

expensive for the SCCP alternatives but including other associated costs (clean up and waste removal) made 

the non-SCCP alternatives competitive (IRTA, 2004). 

V. Hazard Identification Summary 

Human Health Effects 

Acute toxicity of SCCPs (C10-13) is very low (EC, 1999; UNEP, 2009). SCCPs may cause skin and eye 

irritation upon repeated application, but do not appear to induce skin sensitization (EC, 1999; UNEP, 2009). 

There was no evidence of developmental effects in prenatal developmental toxicity studies in rats and rabbits 

(EC, 1999; UNEP, 2009). 

The liver, kidney and thyroid are major target organs in repeated-dose studies with rats and mice. When 

administered by gavage, chlorinated paraffins (C12, 60 percent chlorine) are carcinogenic in rats and mice of 

both sexes (NTP, 1986a; 2005). The underlying mechanisms for the carcinogenicity of SCCP in rats and 

mice are not clearly known. SCCPs were not mutagenic to bacteria with or without metabolic activation 

(NTP 1986a, b). There are some indications that the SCCP-induced kidney tumors in male rats are associated 

with alpha 2μ-globin accumulation in hyaline droplets, a mode of action unique to male rats and irrelevant to 

humans, but this could not be confirmed by immunocytochemical techniques. There are also data showing 

that the liver toxicity/carcinogenicity induced by SCCP is associated with peroxisome proliferation, whereas 

the thyroid effects are correlated to altered thyroid hormone homeostasis. A number of scientific working 

groups, including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), have concluded that liver tumors 

induced by peroxisome proliferators are not relevant to humans (IARC, 1990; Klaunig et al., 2003). Humans 

are expected to be much less sensitive to thyroid hormone perturbation than rats and mice. 
There is no experimental evidence using human data that demonstrates the carcinogenicity of SCCPs. In the 

11th Report on Carcinogens, NCI lists chlorinated paraffins (C12, 60 percent chlorine) as reasonably 

anticipated to be human carcinogens based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals 

(NTP, 2005). They are classified by the IARC as Group 2B - possibly carcinogenic to humans based on 

sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals and mechanistic considerations (IARC, 1990). 

Health Canada and Environment Canada have characterized all chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs, MCCPs and 

LCCPs) as “toxic” under CEPA (Government of Canada 2008). 

A recent compilation of toxicity data indicates the acute toxicity of MCCPs is low and they are not 

genotoxic. Prenatal developmental toxicity studies in rats and rabbits showed reduced fetal body weight. A 

reproductive toxicity study also showed postnatal developmental toxicity as demonstrated by reduced pup 

body weight, as well as reduced pup survival at higher doses; there was no evidence of reproductive toxicity. 

Repeated-dose studies in rats and dogs showed effects on the liver (ECHA, 2008a). 

Environmental Effects 

SCCPs are highly toxic to aquatic invertebrates following acute (48-hr EC50 = 0.043 to 11 mg/L) and chronic 

(NOEC = 0.005 to 2 mg/L) exposures. In fish high toxicity is associated with chronic exposures, but not for 

acute exposures (96-hr LC50 = 300 to 10,000 mg/L and NOEC = 0.0096 to 0.05 mg/L). For aquatic plants, 

there is high toxicity associated with both acute and chronic exposures to SCCPs (96-hr EC50s range from 

0.043 to 0.39 mg/L and NOEC ranges from 0.012 to 0.39 mg/L) (UNEP, 2009). 

Both Health Canada and Environment Canada have characterized all chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs, MCCPs 

and LCCPs) as “toxic” under CEPA (Government of Canada 2008). 

VI. Physical-Chemical Properties and Fate Characterization Summary 

EPA has gathered information on the water solubility, vapor pressure, Henry’s Law constant, and partition 

coefficient (log Kow) data for several different SCCP molecular formulae to characterize the SCCPs category 

(Environment Canada, 2008; HSDB, 2008; UNEP, 2009). In general, water solubility decreases and Henry’s 

Law Constant and log Kow of SCCPs increase with increasing carbon chain length and increasing chlorine 

content. Short- and medium- chain length chlorinated paraffins are liquids while longer chain, higher 

chlorinated paraffins are solids. The SCCPs are viscous liquids at room temperature and normal pressure. 

Vapor pressure of chlorinated paraffins generally decreases with increasing MW (a function of number of 

chlorine atoms). All chlorinated paraffins have low to negligible water solubility but the lower molecular 

weight chlorinated paraffins can be emulsified by adding an organic co-solvent. The octanol-water partition 

coefficients (log Kow) of chlorinated paraffins range from 4.5 to 12, with SCCPs log Kows ranging from 

approximately 4.5 to 7.4. The log Kows are generally above 5, the criteria used by many national and 

international authorities to indicate potential for bioaccumulation because it can be readily measured and 

calculated on the basis of structure (UNEP, 2009). 
SCCPs are persistent and bioaccumulative in the environment. The Persistence Organic Pollutant Review 

Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention has concluded that SCCPs fulfill the persistence and 

bioaccumulation criteria put forth in Annex D of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 

(UNEP, 2009). The EU has concluded that SCCPs meets its criteria for both persistent and bioaccumulative 

(PB) substance and a very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substance (ECHA 2008b). Canada has 

also concluded SCCPs are persistent and bioaccumulative (Environment Canada 2008). 

SCCPs released to the atmosphere are expected to exist in the vapor and particulate phase in the ambient 

atmosphere given the range of vapor pressures reported for these substances. Vapor phase constituents are 

degraded in air by reaction with hydroxyl radicals with half-lives of less than one to slightly greater than ten 

days. A half-life greater than about two days in the atmosphere can be a significant factor in facilitating 

long-range transport of persistent chemicals. 

SCCPs released to water are expected to adsorb to sediment and suspended particulate matter based on log 

Koc values. They are stable to hydrolysis and photolysis. Volatilization from water is expected to be moderate 

based on estimated Henry’s Law constants of the individual congeners; however, adsorption to suspended 

solids and sediment in the water column may attenuate the rate of volatilization. No degradation was 

observed in sediments under anaerobic conditions. Detection of SCCPs in sediment cores dating back to the 

1940s provides evidence that SCCPs are persistent (UNEP, 2009). 

SCCPs released to soil are expected to have low mobility given their log Koc. Volatilization from moist soil 

surfaces is expected to be moderate based on estimated Henry’s Law constants of the individual congeners; 

however, adsorption may attenuate the rate of volatilization. 

Measured data indicate SCCPs bioaccumulate in biota. High bioconcentration factors (BCFs) have been 

measured, ranging from 1,000 to 50,000 for whole body and/or individual tissues in a variety of freshwater 

and marine organisms (Environment Canada, 2008; UNEP, 2009). Field-derived bioaccumulation factors 

(BAFs) over one million were measured for vertebrate species collected from the Great Lakes and in arctic 

marine mammals (Environment Canada, 2008; UNEP, 2009). 

The Henry’s Law constant values for SCCPs imply partitioning from water to air or from moist soils to air, 

depending on environmental conditions and prevailing concentrations in each compartment. Evidence that 

SCCPs undergo such transport is provided by findings that they are globally dispersed in the environment 

and appear in the Arctic (Hüttig, 2005). The Persistent Organic Pollutant Review Committee (POPRC) of the 

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) concluded that evidence is sufficient to 

conclude that SCCPs meet the screening criterion on potential for long-range environmental transport 

(UNEP, 2009). In December 2009 the Executive Body of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air 

Pollution will consider adding SCCPs to the POPs Protocol to the Convention (UNECE, 2009). 
VII. Exposure Characterization Summary 

Releases 

SCCPs have the greatest potential for environmental release and exposure of the chlorinated paraffins. The 

likely sources of releases for SCCPs are identified as manufacturing and lubricant applications. In 2000 and 

2001, nearly all usage of SCCPs was reported to be in metalworking applications. Losses from the use of 

SCCPs in paint and sealants are generally regarded as much lower than those from metalworking. Releases 

of SCCPs may occur during production, storage, transportation, industrial and consumer use of chlorinated 

paraffin-containing products, disposal and burning of waste, leaching, runoff or volatilization from landfills, 

and sewage sludge or other waste disposal sites (Tomy et al., 1998). 

Major sources of releases of chlorinated paraffins into the environment are likely the formulation and 

manufacturing of products containing chlorinated paraffins and use in metalworking fluids as an extreme 

pressure additive. EPA estimated releases of SCCPs during metalworking fluid use using generic scenario 

methodology. Releases to wastewater were estimated to be approximately 2,400 kg/site-yr from container 

cleaning, dragout (fluid that remains on the part after shaping), disposal of filter media and spent 

metalworking fluid. Releases to landfill and incineration from these same release sources were estimated to 

be approximately 900 kg/site-yr using the generic site methodology. Incinerators would not be as significant 

a source. 

The possible sources of releases to water from manufacturing include spills, facility wash down and drum 

rinsing/disposal. Chlorinated paraffins in metalworking/metal cutting fluids may also be released to aquatic 

environments from drum disposal, carry-off and spent bath. These releases often ultimately end up in the 

effluents of sewage treatment plants. In comparison to river and lake sediments, concentrations of 

SCCPs/MCCPs in sewage sludge are much higher, especially from waste water treatment plants serving 

industrial areas. 

Human Exposure 

The primary non-occupational routes of exposure to SCCPs include ingestion, both directly and through 

contaminated food, and dermal contact with products. Chlorinated paraffins have been isolated from human 

liver, kidneys, adipose tissue and breast milk. Due to their potential for environmental transport, SCCP 

exposure may occur from sources far from their use and release. For example, SCCPs have been found in 

breast milk samples taken from Inuit women (UNEP, 2009). 

There is potential for inhalation exposure to SCCPs in metalworking fluids from mists generated during 

metal shaping operations. EPA estimated that potential inhalation exposure ranges from 1.8 to 8.3 mg/day for 

this scenario. There is also potential inhalation exposure to mists in uses where products containing SCCPs 

are spray applied such as in paints, adhesives and sealants. 
EPA estimated the potential for occupational dermal exposure for various manufacturing, formulation and 

use scenarios to range up to 1800 mg/day. These exposures could be mitigated by the use of personal 

protection equipment, such as gloves that have been demonstrated to be effective in preventing permeation 

by SCCPs and formulations containing SCCPs. 

Environmental Exposure 

In 1986, EPA/OPPT conducted a monitoring study of Sugar Creek near the Dover Chemical manufacturing 

facility in Dover, Ohio (Murray et al., 1988). SCCP concentrations of 0.21 μg/L were detected in water at the 

outfall and 0.3 μg/L in particulates in water upstream from the outfall. Monitoring of a metalworking fluid 

end-user on Tinkers Creek did not detect chlorinated paraffins in either filtered water or particulates. The 

report authors thought that this may be due to analytical difficulties. In 1988, a production plant in the same 

city reported C10-13, 60 percent chlorine SCCP concentrations of <150-3300 ng/L in water from an 

impoundment drainage ditch that received effluent from chlorinated paraffins (Murray et al., 1988). SCCPs 

were detected in the Houston Ship Channel in 1978 at levels ranging from less than 1.0 μg/L to 1.5 μg/L. In 

1977, near a Diamond Shamrock Facility on the Grand River in Painesville, OH, concentrations as high as 

3.0 μg/L were detected upstream and downstream from the plant (EPA, 1993). 

As summarized in a draft Risk Profile prepared by the POPs Review Committee of the Stockholm 

Convention, SCCPs have been measured in a variety of environmental media including air, sediment, surface 

waters, and wastewater in North America, Europe, Japan, and/or the Arctic (UNEP, 2009). 

SCCPs have also been measured in a variety biota, including freshwater aquatic species from North America, 

Europe and the Arctic, marine mammals from several locations in Canada and the Arctic, and avian and 

terrestrial wildlife in Europe. In addition, SCCPs have been detected in samples of human breast milk from 

Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as in a variety of food items from Japan and various regions of 

Europe (UNEP, 2009). 

VIII. Risk Management Considerations 

SCCPs continue to be manufactured, imported, processed and used in industrial applications in the 

United States. SCCPs are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations. 

The persistence and bioaccumulative properties of SCCPs increase the probability and duration of exposure 

such that even relatively small releases from individual facilities that manufacture, import, process or use 

them or from waste management facilities have the potential to accumulate over time to levels that cause 

significant adverse impacts on the environment. Thus, a snapshot of industrial and other releases of SCCPs 

will underestimate the environmental loadings and burden in biota, and thus potential risks. Indeed, SCCPs 

have been measured in biota and various environmental media, including in terrestrial as well as aquatic 

organisms. 
Other chlorinated paraffins such as MCCPs and LCCPs can be used as substitutes for SCCPs. They are also 

persistent and bioaccumulative although they have lower water solubilities than SCCPs. They have also been 

measured in environmental media and biota. The toxicity of MCCPs and LCCPs may appear to be lower 

based on their lower solubility and bioavailability, however, their toxicity is generally not as well 

characterized as for the SCCPs. 

There are no specific impacts on children associated with chlorinated paraffins. 

IX. Next Steps 

EPA is addressing the discrepancy between the specific chlorinated paraffins companies are actually 

manufacturing or importing and those listed on the TSCA Inventory. Only some of the chlorinated paraffin 

fractions being manufactured or imported are on the TSCA Inventory. EPA intends to require companies to 

submit Pre-Manufacture Notices for the SCCPs, MCCPs, and LCCPs fractions that are not on the TSCA 

Inventory. If appropriate, EPA will initiate action under TSCA section 5 to address the risks posed by such 

SCCPs, and potential risks associated with MCCPs and LCCPs. EPA plans to explore these questions in the 

near future. 

Concurrently, EPA intends to consider initiating action under TSCA section 6(a) to ban or restrict the 

manufacture, import, processing or distribution in commerce, export, and use of SCCPs based on the 

persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity of SCCPs and their presence in the environment. EPA will 

develop more detailed assessments to support the TSCA section 6(a) “presents or will present an 

unreasonable risk” findings. If these more detailed assessments indicate that a different approach to risk 

management is appropriate, EPA will consider additional approaches. 

EPA intends to further evaluate whether the manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, use and/or 

disposal of MCCPs and LCCPs should also be addressed under TSCA section 6(a). 

As part of the Agency's efforts to address these chemicals of concern, EPA intends to evaluate the potential 

for disproportionate impact on children and other sub-populations. 

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