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Title: Reauthorization of Toxic Substances Control Act for fiscal year 1984. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session, April 21, 1983

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OSTI ID:5690415

A hearing to reauthorize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reviewed evidence that few new chemicals introduced into the consumer market are tested for toxicity and that no testing rules have been issued in the seven years of TSCA's existence in contrast to the testing record of some European countries. The 13 witnesses represented the Chamber of Commerce, conservation and environmental groups and agencies, and manufacturers of potentially toxic materials. The latter cited the economic burden on small businesses and the constraints on innovation that TSCA has had. Others stressed potential health hazards from untested materials and the poor record of TSCA implementation. (DCK)

OSTI ID:
5690415
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Serial No. 98-10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English