Nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• EU: Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates — Restriction Regulation (Directive 2003/53/EC), Textile Import Restriction (>0.01% NP by weight), Priority Hazardous Substance Classification (Water Framework Directive), EQS 0.3 μg/L, Industrial Detergent Ban, Breast Milk and Cord Blood Biomonitoring (2020) REGULATORY · 2020
• US EPA: Nonylphenol Aquatic Life Criteria — Intersex Fish at 1 μg/L (Vitellogenin Induction), Chronic Aquatic Toxicity, Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent NP Concentrations, Bioconcentration Factor 300-1,000, and US Voluntary Phase-Out Agreement with Detergent Industry (2005) REGULATORY · 2005
• Consolidated TEXT: 32006R1907 — EN — 22.06.2026 REGULATORY
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) (secondary: unofficial by its own statement) REGULATORY
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• ECHA Candidate List export (XML, operator-saved 2026-10-02) REGULATORY
• where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 67296; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026

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