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These substances were identified for action under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). This screening assessment focuses on 21 substances referred to collectively as the Alcohols Group.

Summary of publications
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Summary of publications
Substance group	Subgroup	CAS RN	DSL name (common name)	Draft screening assessment	Risk management scope	Proposed conclusion on section 64 criteria	Follow-up activities
Alcohols Group	Aromatic alcohols	100-51-6	Benzenemethanol (benzyl alcohol)	HTML	HTML	Meets one or more of the criteria	Refer to risk management scope
		108-46-3	1,3-Benzenediol (resorcinol)		None	Does not meet	None planned at this time
		122-97-4	Benzenepropanol
	C6 alcohols	77-99-6	1,3-Propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)- (TMP)
		108-11-2	2-Pentanol, 4-methyl (MIBC)
		108-93-0	Cyclohexanol
	Long-chain alcohols	111-27-3	1-Hexanol
		111-87-5	1-Octanol
		112-30-1	1-Decanol
		112-53-8	1-Dodecanol
		112-72-1	1-Tetradecanol
		143-08-8	1-Nonanol
		36653-82-4	1-Hexadecanol
		67762-30-5^{Table 1 footnote a}	Alcohols C14-C18
	n/a - individual	67-56-1	Methanol		HTML	Meets one or more of the criteria	Refer to risk management scope
	n/a - individual	71-36-3	1-Butanol		HTML	Meets one or more of the criteria	Refer to risk management scope
	n/a - individual	96-23-1^{Table 1 footnote b}	2-Propanol, 1,3-dichloro- (1,3-dichloro-2-propanol; 1,3-DCP)		None	Does not meet	Under consideration
	n/a - individual	104-76-7	1-Hexanol, 2-ethyl- (2-ethyl-1-hexanol)				None planned at this time
	n/a - individual	107-18-6^{Table 1 footnote b}	2-Propen-1-ol (allyl alcohol)
	n/a - individual	124-41-4^{Table 1 footnote b}	Methanol, sodium salt (sodium methanolate)
	n/a - individual	8027-33-6^{Table 1 footnote a}^{Table 1 footnote b}	Alcohols, lanolin (lanolin alcohols)
Table 1 footnote a This substance is a UVCB (unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological materials). Return to Table 1 footnote a referrer Table 1 footnote b This substance was not identified under subsection 73(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 but was included in this assessment as it was considered a priority on the basis of other human health concerns. Return to Table 1 footnote b referrer

Timelines
Date	Activity
March 2023	Anticipated publication of the final screening assessment and the proposed risk management approach.
March 12, 2022	Publication and start of 60-day public comment period on the Draft Screening Assessment for the Alcohols Group (including follow-up activities for 1,3-DCP) and the Risk Management Scope for Alcohols Group - Methanol, 1-Butanol, and Benzenemethanol. The related notice was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I: Vol. 156, No. 11.

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