THE DATASET

 

How the dataset was compiled

Research was performed by, Dr. Mark Vincent and Grace Manarang-Pena, to identify pigments used in coatings, plastics, and printing inks. The pigments were identified by color index number, CAS number, chemical structure, and:

  1. whether or not they contain chlorine in their molecular structure, and

  2. whether or not chlorinated solvents and auxiliaries were likely used to produce them.

The resource also indicates whether or not the pigment is globally commercially available.

REFERENCES

  1. Colour Index

  2. K. Hunger and W. Herbst. 2004. “Industrial Organic Pigments: Production, Properties, Applications” 3rd Edition

  3. State Environmental Heads Pass Resolution about PCBs. ECOS Resolution Update. September 4, 2012. Huffington Post.

  4. MADE SAFE Banned List: Polychlorinated biphenyls (containing 60 or more percent chlorine by molecular weight)

  5. PCB’s and their Inadvertent Presence in Pigments – Presentation by Mark Vincent of Dominion Colour to the SRRTTF.

  6. Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2),

  7. Pigments and inadvertent polychlorinated biphenyls (iPCBs): Advancing no and low iPCB pigments for newsprint, and paper and paperboard packaging