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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.
An Act to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes. Nicknames: Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2016: Enacted by: the 114th United States Congress: Effective: December 18, 2016: Citations; Public law: 114-182: Statutes at Large: 130 Stat. 448: Legislative history
1973 – Endangered Species Act (amended 1978, 1982) 1974 – Safe Drinking Water Act (amended 1986, 1996) 1975 – Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; 1976 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (amended 1984, 1996) 1976 – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (amended 2016) 1977 – Clean Water Act (amended FWPCA of 1972)
The amendments required the EPA to assess potential risks the ... these pesticide intermediates may be regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. [16 ...
Toxic Substances Control Act: 1963 Clean Air Act (1963) 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments 1965 Solid Waste Disposal Act: 1977 Clean Water Act Amendments 1965 Water Quality Act: 1980 CERCLA (Superfund) 1967 Air Quality Act: 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments: 1969 National Environmental Policy Act: 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: 1970
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), also enacted in 1976, authorizes the EPA to collect information on all new and existing chemical substances, as well as to control any substances that were determined to cause unreasonable risk to public health or the environment.