PPT-TSCA Name: Toxic Substances Control Act

Draft Year 1976 Amendment Years 1986 1988 1990 1992 Affects only US businesses and firms national Chris Yang Period 3 Functions Regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. for College/University . Laboratory & Environmental Health Professionals. Bradley Grams, Chemical Programs Coordinator. U.S. EPA, Region 5, Land & Chemicals Division. Objectives. General awareness, background and overview of the TSCA PCB regulations. Studying Effects of hazards. Risk Assessment & Risk Management. Philosophical and Policy Approaches. Toxicology. Environmental Health . We face four types of environmental hazards. Physical, Biological, Chemical, Cultural. Inventory . Notification Overview (INO). Disclaimer: This . document is provided by IAEG for informational purposes only, and IAEG makes no representations or warranties about this document or its contents. Determination of whether and/or how to use all or any portion of this document is to be made in your sole and absolute discretion. No part of this document constitutes legal advice. Prior to using this document, you should review it, along with applicable laws and regulations, with your own legal counsel. Use of this document is voluntary.. Mei Adachi, Period 2. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Draft Year: 1976. Ame. ndment Year: In 2016 for . Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. . The Toxic Substances Control Act is a national law that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. . Foreign and Domestic Regulations. Developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce,. International Trade Administration,. Manufacturing and Services . December 6, 2011. sustainability@trade.gov. . U.S. Regulation. Draft year: October 11,. 1976; Amendment . years: . 1976; National. What is TSCA?. The TSCA allows the EPA authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and mixtures. Although some substances are excluded from this act like some foods, drugs, cosmetics and pesticides.. Feb. . 24, 2011. Background. TSCA. (Toxic . Substances Control Act)…. Was . enacted in 1976. Is . intended to protect public health and the environment from unreasonable risk without overburdening the chemical industry. Draft Year: 1976. Amendment Years: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992. Affects only U.S. businesses and firms (national). Chris Yang. Period 3. Functions. Regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. (ATSDR). Carl Blair. RRT 4. August 24, 2017. Need an Environmental Health Concern Addressed? Petition ATSDR. Ask ATSDR to investigate:. whether there are chemicals in your community, . if those chemicals could get into your body, and. Absorption of toxins in the GIT is by passive diffusion – this process requires that the substance cross cellular barriers . Toxins that are not absorbed from the GIT do not produce systemic effects but may produce local effects – diarrhea, bleeding and malabsorption of nutrients . The family tree of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS for environmental health professionalsNames and abbreviationsThis fact sheet tells you about chemical names within the family of per- and po An Introduction to Chemical Hazards in the Workplace Table of Contents Introduction2 Routes of exposureWhat makes a chemical toxic4 How can toxic substances harm the body7 What are the different form Page 1Rev Jan 2017What are Toxic SubstancesToxic substances can be defined as broad group of chemicals capable of causing harm to plants and animals including humans There are several classes of toxic The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) formed in 1976 provides EPA authoritatively to need reporting, record-keeping, and testing requirements, and restrictions associated with chemical substances and chemical substance mixtures.