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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, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.
An Act to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes. Nicknames: Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2016: Enacted by: the 114th United States Congress: Effective: December 18, 2016: Citations; Public law: 114-182: Statutes at Large: 130 Stat. 448: Legislative history
1973 – Endangered Species Act (amended 1978, 1982) 1974 – Safe Drinking Water Act (amended 1986, 1996) 1975 – Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; 1976 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (amended 1984, 1996) 1976 – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (amended 2016) 1977 – Clean Water Act (amended FWPCA of 1972)
Hazardous waste regulations began in the United States in 1976 with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to govern hazardous waste from its initial generation to final disposition (cradle-to-grave regulation) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to anticipate possible hazards from
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Environmental activism nationwide led to passage of the federal Clean Water Act in 1972 [3] and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. [4] The federal government designated the contaminated portion of the river, 200 miles (320 km) long, as a Superfund site in 1984. [5]
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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576), passed the House of Representatives on June 23, 2015. [10] Revised legislation, which resolved differences between the House and Senate versions, was forwarded to the President on June 14, 2016. [ 11 ]