1. The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA)
Amendment years: Asbestos, Radon, 1990, 1992 – Lead
National
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tasked with carrying out the TSCA
Jamie Li
APES Period 3
4/22/11

2. The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
Function: protect the public from "unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment" by regulating the manufacture and sale of chemicals.
Require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances
Environmental issues affected: production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals: PCB products, chlorofluorocarbons, asbestos, lead, radon, any dangerous and potentially carcinogenic substances