The unsteady state and inertia of chemical regulation under the US Toxic Substances Control Act.
PLoS Biol
; 15(12): e2002404, 2017 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29252997
ABSTRACT
After 40 years, the 1976 US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was revised under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Its original goals of protecting the public from hazardous chemicals were hindered by complex and cumbersome administrative burdens, data limitations, vulnerabilities in risk assessments, and recurring corporate lawsuits. As a result, countless chemicals were entered into commercial use without toxicological information. Few chemicals of the many identified as potential public health threats were regulated or banned. This paper explores the factors that have worked against a comprehensive and rational policy for regulating toxic chemicals and discusses whether the TSCA revisions offer greater public protection against existing and new chemicals.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política Pública
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Substâncias Perigosas
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Poluentes Ambientais
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Poluição Ambiental
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Segurança Química
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos