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Deregulation, Normal Accidents, and the Airborne Toxic Event

Legal Planet

As an industrial chemical, vinyl chloride was one of the 62,000 chemicals “in commerce” at the time that the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted in 1976, which means that it was essentially grandfathered in under the statute and presumed to be safe unless and until EPA made a finding of “unreasonable risk.”

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

For concentration, use the metric system of mass per unit volume or mass per unit mass if you want a job from me in environmental science. There is still room for improvement, however, and environmental science is still working on it. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.” The Clean Air Act.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. Abatement : The process of reducing the quantity, intensity, or saturation of a pollutant or other harmful substance by way of treatment. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above). Sponsored Content.