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Title of Listing: | | Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) |
Category: | | Federal/National - Laws and Regulations |
Subcategory: | | Laws/Statutes, All Listings |
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Web Site: | | http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/2601.shtml |
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Citation: Public Law Number 94-469; Title 15 USC Section 2601 et seq
TSCA was enacted by Congress to test, regulate, and screen all chemicals produced or imported into the United States. Many thousands of chemicals and their compounds are developed each year with unknown toxic or dangerous characteristics. To prevent tragic consequences, TSCA requires that any chemical that reaches the consumer marketplace be tested for possible toxic effects prior to commercial manufacture.
Any existing chemical that poses health and environmental hazards is tracked and reported under TSCA. Procedures also are authorized for corrective action under TSCA in cases of cleanup of toxic materials contamination. TSCA supplements other federal statutes, including the Clean Air Act and the Toxic Release Inventory under EPCRA.
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Topics
Laws/Statutes, Toxic Substances/TSCA
Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Federal Statutes, U.S. Code (USC), Federal Laws, Public Laws
Organization: | | Cornell University, Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute USC |
Address: | | Myron Taylor Hall
| Phone: | Description | Number |
City: | | Ithaca | | Cornell University Operator | (607) 255-3527 |
State/Province/Territory: | | NY | 2. | | |
Zip/Postal Code: | | 14853 | 3. | | |
Country: | | United States | 4. | Fax: | |
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