Stakeholders Fear Confusion From Redone TSCA Dust-Lead Framework

Environmentalist and industry sources alike say provisions in EPA’s new TSCA hazard and clearance levels for lead dust in residential buildings could confuse stakeholders and the public because it reworks the relationship between those targets and when they trigger cleanup mandates, including as part of other government programs that incorporate the rule. The Oct. 24 rule tightens Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) dust-lead abatement requirements and lowers what the agency previously called its “hazard standard” for the metal to “...