EPA Outlines Options To Prioritize Chemicals For TSCA Risk Analyses

EPA is proposing for public comment multiple approaches to prioritize existing chemicals to enter the pipeline for high- or low-priority designation and potential risk evaluation as part of its new responsibilities under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), with some of the proposals reflecting ideas that have enjoyed industry support in the past. In a Nov. 14 discussion document , EPA outlines six general approaches the agency could use to prioritize existing chemicals for priority assessment and is seeking...