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Author :United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :160 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Selected Aspects of the Control of Toxic Substances by : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances
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Book Synopsis Selected Aspects of the Control of Toxic Substances by : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Download or read book Selected Aspects of the Control of Toxic Substances written by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.
Book Synopsis EPA Implementation of Selected Aspects of the Toxic Substances Control Act by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book EPA Implementation of Selected Aspects of the Toxic Substances Control Act written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis EPA Implementation of Selected Aspects of the Toxic Substances Control ACT by : United States Accounting Office (GAO)
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Book Synopsis Epa Implementation of Selected Aspects of the Toxic Substances Control Act by : United States. General Accounting Office
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Book Synopsis EPA Implementation of Selected Aspects of the Toxic Substances Control Act by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book EPA Implementation of Selected Aspects of the Toxic Substances Control Act written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Natural Resources and Environment by : U S Government Accountability Office (G
Download or read book Natural Resources and Environment written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a congressional request, GAO assessed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to negotiate voluntary agreements with the chemical industry to perform tests on the health and environmental effects of chemical substances, in lieu of issuing administrative rules to require such testing pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act. GAO also identified whether opportunities were provided under this approach for public participation. GAO believes that EPA may negotiate voluntary testing agreements and, in appropriate instances, accept them in lieu of the act's test rules. EPA officials feel that voluntary negotiated testing agreements outside of the formal rulemaking process reduce the time it takes to obtain data on health and environmental effects. They stated that developing a negotiated agreement would require fewer EPA resources than acquiring the same data through a formal rule; in addition, a negotiated agreement lends itself to a cooperative, rather than an adversarial, relationship among all parties. EPA takes the position that issuance of a test rule to require health and environmental effects testing by manufacturers is not necessary under the act when voluntary testing by the manufacturers either has been agreed to or is ongoing. GAO believes that the EPA interpretation of its authority to negotiate agreements with industry for the voluntary testing of priority chemical substances is reasonable. A major shortcoming of the negotiated testing agreement is that it is not enforceable. However, EPA can issue a test rule if an agreement is not lived up to. The negotiated testing process, as described by EPA, provides the opportunity for the public to review and comment on proposed EPA actions at four different points of the process.
Book Synopsis U.S. Health in International Perspective by : National Research Council
Download or read book U.S. Health in International Perspective written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Book Synopsis Monitoring Human Tissues for Toxic Substances by : National Research Council
Download or read book Monitoring Human Tissues for Toxic Substances written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Human Monitoring Program (NHMP) identifies concentrations of specific chemicals in human tissues, including toxicologic testing and risk assessment determinations. This volume evaluates the current activities of the NHMP; identifies important scientific, technical, and programmatic issues; and makes recommendations regarding the design of the program and use of its products.
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Author :United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :24 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Core Activities of the Office of Toxic Substances by : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances
Download or read book Core Activities of the Office of Toxic Substances written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Toxicological Risks of Selected Flame-Retardant Chemicals by : National Research Council
Download or read book Toxicological Risks of Selected Flame-Retardant Chemicals written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-07-06 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ignition of upholstered furniture by small open flames from matches, cigarette lighters, and candles is one of the leading causes of residential-fire deaths in the United States. These fires accounted for about 16% of civilian fire deaths in 1996. On average, each year since 1990, about 90 deaths (primarily of children), 440 injuries, and property losses amounting to 50 million dollars have resulted from fires caused by the ignition of upholstered furniture by small open flames. Certain commercial seating products (such as aircraft and bus seats) are subject to flammability standards and sometimes incorporate FR-treated upholstery cover materials, but there is no federal-government requirement for residential upholstered furniture, and it is generally not treated with FR chemicals. It is estimated that less than 0.2% of all U.S. residential upholstery fabric is treated with flame-retardant (FR) chemicals. The Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 created the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as an independent federal regulatory agency whose mission is to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. CPSC also administers the Flammable Fabrics Act, under which it regulates flammability hazards and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), which regulates hazardous substances including chemicals. In 1993, the National Association of State Fire Marshals petitioned CPSC to issue a performance-based flammability standard for upholstered furniture to reduce the risk of residential fires. The Commission granted that portion of the petition relating to small open flame ignition risks. In response to concerns regarding the safety of FR chemicals, Congress, in the fiscal year 1999 appropriations report for CPSC, requested that the National Research Council conduct an independent study of the health risks to consumers posed by exposure to FR chemicals that are likely to be used in residential upholstered furniture to meet a CPSC standard. The National Research Council assigned the project to the Committee on Toxicology (COT) of the Commission on Life Sciences' Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. COT convened the Subcommittee on Flame-Retardant Chemicals, which prepared this report. Subcommittee members were chosen for their recognized expertise in toxicology, pharmacology, epidemiology, chemistry, exposure assessment, risk assessment, and biostatistics. Toxicological Risks of Selected Flame-Retardant Chemicals is organized into 18 chapters and two appendices. Chapter 2 describes the risk assessment process used by the subcommittee in determining the risk associated with potential exposure to the various FR chemicals. Chapter 3 describes the method the subcommittee used to measure and estimate the intensity, frequency, extent, and duration of human exposure to FR chemicals. Chapters 4-19 provide the subcommittee's review and assessment of health risks posed by exposure to each of the 16 FR chemicals. Data gaps and research needs are provided at the end of these chapters.
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Book Synopsis Prudent Practices in the Laboratory by : National Research Council
Download or read book Prudent Practices in the Laboratory written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prudent Practices in the Laboratory-the book that has served for decades as the standard for chemical laboratory safety practice-now features updates and new topics. This revised edition has an expanded chapter on chemical management and delves into new areas, such as nanotechnology, laboratory security, and emergency planning. Developed by experts from academia and industry, with specialties in such areas as chemical sciences, pollution prevention, and laboratory safety, Prudent Practices in the Laboratory provides guidance on planning procedures for the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals. The book offers prudent practices designed to promote safety and includes practical information on assessing hazards, managing chemicals, disposing of wastes, and more. Prudent Practices in the Laboratory will continue to serve as the leading source of chemical safety guidelines for people working with laboratory chemicals: research chemists, technicians, safety officers, educators, and students.
Book Synopsis Borrowed Earth, Borrowed Time by : Glenn E. Schweitzer
Download or read book Borrowed Earth, Borrowed Time written by Glenn E. Schweitzer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews efforts to control hazardous chemicals from the early 1970s into the very beginning of the 1990s. Many of the issues which were hotly debated 15 years earlier are still on the national agenda and are surrounded with more controversy than ever before. The emphasis is on environmental goals and on general policies and approaches in search of these goals. At the same time, environmental issues teem with controversy over details-in the fine print of the laws, in the Federal Register announcements of new regulations, in enforcement orders, and in court rulings. In the environmental field the gaps are enormous between the politicians, the experts, and the public in understanding the facts, in recognizing the uncertainties, in developing a basis for reaching decisions laden with value judgments, and in translating these judgments into implementation activities. However, the goals must be clear even to identify the important facts and uncertainties themselves and to frame the judgments which must be made. If a consensus cannot be reached on the appropriate goals and objectives, then the nation is in serious trouble. The importance of such a consensus is underscored by one industrial estimate that each American family already pays $150 per month in direct and hidden environmental costs, expenditures which we can ill-afford to misdirect.
Book Synopsis Emergency Response Guidebook by : U.S. Department of Transportation
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Book Synopsis A Bibliography of Documents Issued by the GAO on Matters Related to Environmental Protection by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book A Bibliography of Documents Issued by the GAO on Matters Related to Environmental Protection written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
