Toxic Substances Control Act

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028390",
  "term": "Toxic Substances Control Act",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. To regulate commerce and protect human health and the environment by requiring testing and necessary use restrictions on certain chemical substances, and for other purposes.\n\n2. Enables EPA to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the U.S. EPA repeatedly screens these chemicals and can require reporting or testing of those that may pose an environmental or human-health hazard. EPA can ban the manufacture and import of those chemicals that pose an unreasonable risk.\n\n3. A Federal law that empowers EPA to require the chemical industry to test chemicals and provide safety information before they are sold.\n\n4. The act that controls the manufacture and sale of certain chemical substances.\n\n5. See http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/tsca.htm. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), passed in 1976, requires tests of chemicals that may harm human health or the environment; reviews of new chemical substances; limits on the availability of some existing chemicals; and import certification standards to ensure that imported chemicals comply with domestic rules. TSCA bars the introduction of chemicals that may pose unreasonable risks to people or the environment, when the risks outweigh possible economic and social benefits. TSCA also regulates existing chemicals, particularly polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For PCBs and a few other chemicals, TSCA prohibits or limits use and regulates handling, storage and disposal.\n\n6. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 was enacted by Congress to give EPA the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United States. TSCA inventory refers to the inventory of chemicals produced pursuant to Section 8 (b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act.\n\n7. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 was enacted by Congress to give U.S. EPA the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United States.",
  "abbreviation": "TSCA",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "P.L. 94-469",
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Glossary: Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources; RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "Superfund Acronyms",
    "DWMAPS Glossary",
    "Glossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxic-substances-control-act/"
}