Toxic substances legislation

The two most important pieces of chemical control legislation enacted affecting the dye and pigment industries are the United States Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) and EEC s Classification, Packaging, and Labeling of Dangerous Substances and its amendments. Table 2 is a comparison of TSCA and the 6th Amendment of the EEC classifications. 

Much of the current activity in the field of solid-waste management, especially with respect to hazardous wastes and resources recoveiy, is a direc t consequence of legislation. It is imperative to have a working knowledge of waste regulations, including RCRA (for EPA hazardous waste) TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) for PCBs and toxic waste Sohd Waste Disposal Act the Clean Air Ac t and PSD (prevention of... 

Trade association that provides scientific, legal, regulatory, and legislative sendees for its members and publishes material that seeks to prevent the use of toxic substances in products. 

Tlie USEPA administers air, water, and toxic substance legislation. 

Legislative History of the Toxic Substances Control Act," prepared by the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division of the Library of Congress for the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was signed into law in late 1976. It was a bitterly-debated piece of legislation it arose at the height of the combined environmental concern and "cancerphobia" fears distinctive of that time. In order to understand how corporations have responded to TSCA, it is important to recall the situation at that time in the knowledge of carcinogenesis, in the environmental movement, in the political scene and, finally, in the corporations themselves. 

The decade of the 1970 s has seen mushrooming growth in concern for environmental health and the broader issues of the natural environment. This attitude is reflected in much legislation. Following incidents involving chemical pollutants, and recognition of chemical hazards and potential impacts of toxic substances, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was added to prior law. Objectives of TSCA and its impacts on the chemical industry are addressed elsewhere within this symposium. The present paper addresses education to meet the mandates of TSCA. 

Support toxic substance legislation on state and national levels. 

Toxic Substances Control Act (1976) - This umbrella legislation covers the handling and deposition of chemicals within the entire United States. 

Colin Houston Associates has recently reported(35) that "Such legislation as the Toxic Substances Control Act, the 1977 amendments to the Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act cloud the future of the more environmentally persistent surfactants containing cyclic rings in their structure, - - - - Depending on the EPA s implementation of its mandates, the industrial use of surfactants could be altered toward the linear surfactants synthesized from paraffins and alcohols". 

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