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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

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, including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals. When the TSCA was put into place…

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Acronyms .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(colloquial)
TSCA
Effective
October 11, 1976
Enacted by
the 94th United States Congress
Long title
An Act 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.
Public law
94-469
Statutes at Large
90 Stat. 2003

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History

Regulation of existing chemicals

Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory)

Testing

Criticism

TSCA and environmental justice

Reform bills

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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

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related to overview · 21
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, EPA, Existing, Federal Insecticide, FIFRA, For, Fungicide, Instead, Inventory, Recovery Act, Resource Conservation, Rodenticide Act, The, The Inventory, The Toxic Substances Control, This, TSCA, TSCA Inventory
Acronyms .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(colloquial) · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → TSCA
Effective · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → October 11, 1976
Enacted by · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → the 94th United States Congress
Long title · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → An Act 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.
Public law · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → 94-469
Statutes at Large · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → 90 Stat. 2003
Titles amended · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → 15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created · 1
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 → 15 U.S.C. ch. 53, subch. I §§ 2601–2629

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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976Statutes at Large90 Stat. 20031.00infobox
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976Titles amended15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade1.00infobox
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976U.S.C. sections created15 U.S.C. ch. 53, subch. I §§ 2601–26291.00infobox
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