Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)
CAS: 79-94-7 | Type: plasticizer
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2A | California Prop 65 listed | REACH SVHC (Candidate List)
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC15H12Br4O2
Molecular Weight543.9
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- ECHA: Tetrabromobisphenol A — SVHC Identification (Endocrine Disrupting Properties, Thyroid Axis, REACH Article 57(f)), Background Document, ECHA-2014 (2014) REGULATORY · 2014
- EFSA Scientific Opinion on Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA): Dietary Exposure Assessment, Thyroid Hormone Disruption, TDI 0.0017 mg/kg bw/day (2011) REGULATORY · 2011
- PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 6618) PUBCHEM
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: text with Annexes (2025 English) REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1026081 (Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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