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Title of Listing:
Solid and Hazardous Substances Laws/Regulations Overview
Category:
Federal/National - Laws and Regulations
Subcategory:
Rules/Regulations, Laws/Statutes, Executive Orders, All Listings
Date:
Document #:
Web Site:
http://water.usgs.gov/public/eap/env_guide/solid_haz.html
Email:
Abstract:

This site contains an overview of hazardous substances laws and regulations (only those regulations considered key for understanding the selected laws are referenced). The following overviews are included:

          -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (purpose, major provisions by section, and pertinent regulations)

          -Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (purpose, major provisions by section, and pertinent regulations)

          -Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (Solid Waste Disposal Act) (purpose, major provisions by section, and pertinent regulations)

          -Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (purpose, major provisions by section, pertinent regulations, definitions, applicable actions, and summary of implementation procedures)

          -Executive Order 12856 - Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirement

          This site is updated only periodically, and therefore may serve best as a reference or subject-based regulatory overview.
Topics
Laws/Statutes, Pesticides/FIFRA, RCRA/HSWA, Rules/Regulations, Superfund/CERCLA, Toxic Substances/TSCA

Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Pesticides, Toxic Substances, Chemicals, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Substances, Superfund

Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Environmental Affairs Program
Address:
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Phone:
DescriptionNumber
City:
Reston
1.
Environmental Affairs Program (703) 648-6826
State/Province/Territory:
VA
2.
USGS General(703) 648-4000
Zip/Postal Code:
20192
3.
Country:
United States
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Fax:
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