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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Chemical Safety/legislation & jurisprudence , Environmental Pollutants/toxicity , Environmental Pollution/prevention & control , Hazardous Substances/toxicity , Public Policy/history , Animals , Chemical Safety/history , Chemical Safety/trends , Environmental Pollutants/standards , Environmental Pollution/ethics , Environmental Pollution/legislation & jurisprudence , Hazardous Substances/standards , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Legislation, Drug/ethics , Legislation, Drug/history , Legislation, Drug/trends , Public Policy/legislation & jurisprudence , Public Policy/trends , Risk Assessment/history , Risk Assessment/legislation & jurisprudence , Risk Assessment/trends , Social Responsibility , United States , United States Environmental Protection AgencyABSTRACT
The article is devoted to the process of formation and development of CW destruction management system and medical support of professional activities of personnel. Founders of Medical department of the Federal Directorate for Safe Storage and Destruction of Chemical Weapons are presented. Main principles and ways of working of medical department in specific conditions are covered.
