Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
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What is the TSCA?

• The Toxic Substances Control Act was introduced
  in 1976 in order to regulate new and existing
  chemical products.

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What the TSCA does.

• The Toxic Substances Control Act includes a list
  of existing chemicals, which are chemicals that
  have been approved by the TSCA. If a chemical is
  not listed, its referred to as a new
  chemical, and must go through a long process to
  get onto the list.

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Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PBC) products

• The TSCA specifically regulates PCB products,
  which are known to cause certain skin conditions
  in people, and cancer in animals. The elemental
  makeup of this compound consists of two rings of
  Carbon bonds with varying amounts of Chlorine
  mixed in.
• Commonly used in (or was, before PCB products
  were regulated) hydraulic fluids, adhesives,
  fluorescent light bulbs, pigments, casting waxes

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Sources

• Environmentalchemistry.com
• http//environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemistry/
  pcb.html
• Wikipedia.com
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Substances_Con
  trol_Act
• Epa.gov
• http//www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/tsca.html
• Procuro.co.uk
• www.procuro.co.uk/pcb.htm
• Eurofinsenvironmentalservices.co.uk
• http//www.eurofinsenvironmentalservices.co.uk/im
  ages/contaminated-land-analysis.jpg

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• This presentation has been a production by Jon
  Daniel Ortman, of Mr. Bob Murphys 6th period
  Environmental Science class, at Westlake High
  School.