5 , ▁" no ▁new ▁manufact ure ▁or ▁import ▁of " ▁p enta B DE ▁and ▁oct a B DE ▁" can ▁occur ... ▁without ▁first ▁being ▁subject ▁to ▁E PA ▁[ i . e ., ▁United ▁States ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁] ▁evaluation ." ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁mid - 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eleven ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁had ▁b anned ▁oct a B DE . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁commercial ▁oct a B DE ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁Convention ▁as ▁it ▁meets ▁the ▁criteria ▁for ▁the ▁so - called ▁persistent ▁organ ic ▁poll ut ants ▁of ▁pers istence , ▁bio acc um ulation ▁and ▁to x icity . ▁ ▁Altern atives ▁Altern atives ▁to ▁oct a B DE ▁include ▁t et rab rom ob is phen ol ▁A , ▁ 1 , 2 - bis ▁( pent ab rom oph en ox y ) ▁eth ane , ▁ 1 , 2 - bis ( t rib rom oph en ox y ) eth ane , ▁tri phen yl ▁ph osph ate , ▁res or cin ol ▁bis ( di phen yl ph osph ate ), ▁and ▁b rom in ated ▁pol yst y rene ; ▁however , ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁" the ▁existing ▁data ▁on ▁to xic ological ▁and ▁ec ot ox ic ological ▁effects ▁are ▁fewer ▁than ▁for ▁oct ab rom odi phen yl ▁ ether ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Fl ame ▁ret