Toxic Substances Control

Toxic Substances Control in the United States

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Note: To update the Toxic Substances Control Act (see more details about the Act here), on June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which updates the Toxic Substances Control Act. Learn more about the new law.

15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. (1976)

The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. Certain substances are generally excluded from TSCA, including, among others, food, drugs, cosmetics and pesticides.

Exemptions to Section 5 requirements

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History of the Act: Major Amendments

Toxic Substances Control Act and Major Amendments (codified generally at 15 U.S.C. 2601-2695d):

ear Act Public Law Number
1976 Toxic Substances Control Act P.L. 94-469
1986 Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act P.L. 99-519
1988 Radon Program Development Act P.L. 100-551
1990 Radon Measurement P.L. 101-508, § 10202
1999 Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act P.L. 101-637
1992 Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 P.L. 102-550
2007 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Subtitle E – Healthy High-Performance Schools P.L. 110-140
2008 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 P.L. 110-414

Toxic Substances Control Act and the International Trade Law

Section 12(b) exporting

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Section 13 import certification

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Section 4 testing requirements

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Section 5 consent orders

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Section 5 pre-manufacture notification

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Section 6 regulation of hazardous chemical substances and mixtures

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Section 7 imminent hazards

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Section 8 reporting and retention of information

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Citizens’ Suits Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

This section discusses generally the subject of Citizens’ Suits Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), how to determine the facts essential to Citizens’ Suits Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and, to some extent, how to prove it in litigation and defense. Related topics are also addressed.

Finding the law: Toxic Substances Control in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to toxic substances control, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines toxic substances control topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Toxic Substances Control

In Legislation

Toxic Substances Control in the U.S. Code: Title 15, Chapter 53

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating toxic substances control are compiled in the United States Code under Title 15, Chapter 53. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Trade Law (including toxic substances control) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Toxic Substances Control of the US Code, including toxic substances control) by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

See Also

  • Toxic torts
  • Toxic Substances
  • Toxic Substances Control Inventory
  • Toxic Substances Control List
  • Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry
  • Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
  • Toxic Tort

Further Reading

  • Bergeson, Lynn L. 2000. TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act. Basic Practice Series. American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois. 151 pp.
  • Bergeson, Lynn L., Lisa M. Campbell, and Lisa Rothenberg. 2000. TSCA and the Future of Chemical Regulation, EPA Administrative Law Reporter, v. 15, n. 4, 23 pp.
  • Toxic Substances Control Act entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
  • Hathaway, Carolyne R., David J. Hayes, and William K. Rawson. “A Practitioner’s Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act: Part I.” Environmental Law Reporter, v. 24, May 1994, pp. 10207-10230.
  • Hathaway, Carolyne R., David J. Hayes, and William K. Rawson. “A Practitioner’s Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act: Part II. Environmental Law Reporter, v. 24, June 1994, pp. 10285-10304.
  • Hathaway, Carolyne R., David J. Hayes, and William K. Rawson. “A Practitioner’s Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act: Part III. Environmental Law Reporter, v. 24, July 1994, pp. 10357-10405.

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