TSCA's Impact on Society and Chemical Industry

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Content: Background, goals, and resultant issues / George W. Ingle --
Impact on market introduction of new chemicals / Douglas G. Bannerman --
Future for innovation / Carl W. Umland --
Harmonizing the regulation of new chemicals in the United States and in the European Economic Community / Blake A. Biles --
Control of existing chemicals / Etcyl H. Blair and Carlos M. Bowman --
Overview after five years / E. Hamilton Hurst --
Initiatives of chemical industry to modify TSCA regulations / Stacia Davis Le Blanc --
Management of TSCA-mandated information / C. Elmer and J.R. Condray --
Impact on corporate structure and procedures / Dan R. Harlow --
Confidentiality of chemical identities / James T. O'Reilly --
Impact on the reactive polymer industry / Stanley C. Oslosky and Lawrence W. Keller --
Effects of TSCA on the metalworking fluids industry : increased awareness of nitrosamine contamination / Howard M. Fribush --
Impact on public health / Michael J. Lipsett --
Quantitative analysis as a basis for decisions under TSCA / D. Warner North --
Meeting the needs of TSCA : educating the environmental chemical professional / R.L. Perrine --
Overall costs and benefits / J. Clarence Davies --
Summary / George W. Ingle.

Author(s): George W. Ingle (Eds.)
Series: ACS Symposium Series 213
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Year: 1983

Language: English
Pages: 243
City: Washington, D.C

Title Page......Page 1
Half Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
ACS Symposium Series......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
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PREFACE......Page 7
1 Background, Goals, and Resultant Issues......Page 9
2 Impact on Market Introduction of New Chemicals......Page 15
3 Future for Innovation......Page 31
The Nature and Process of Chemicals Innovation......Page 33
TSCA Impact on Innovation......Page 36
The Future for Innovation......Page 39
Conclusion......Page 41
Literature Cited......Page 42
Economic Burden of the PMN Requirement on Production Costs......Page 43
Basic Framework and Scope......Page 47
Contents of PMN's, Including Testing......Page 50
Regulation of New Chemicals......Page 53
Followup Reporting and Testing Requirements......Page 55
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 57
The OECD Chemicals Programme......Page 58
The Minimum Ρre-Marketing Set of Data (MPD)......Page 60
The Concept of Harmonization......Page 61
Harmonizing TSCA and the Sixth Amendment......Page 62
FOOTNOTES......Page 68
5 Control of Existing Chemicals......Page 74
Current State of Knowledge of Health and Ecological Effects......Page 81
Priority Setting......Page 85
6 Overview After Five Years......Page 87
Literature Cited......Page 99
7 Initiatives of Chemical Industry to Modify TSCA Regulations......Page 101
8 Management of TSCA-Mandated Information......Page 112
Pertinent Sections and Status......Page 114
Monsanto's Experience......Page 118
EPA's Information Management......Page 122
Conclusion......Page 124
LITERATURE CITED......Page 125
9 Impact on Corporate Structure and Procedures......Page 126
The History......Page 127
The Response......Page 129
Summary......Page 137
10 Confidentiality of Chemical Identities......Page 138
11 Impact on the Reactive Polymer Industry......Page 146
Negative Components......Page 148
Positive Components......Page 156
Literature Cited......Page 159
12 Effects of TSCA on the Metalworking Fluids Industry: Increased Awareness of Nitrosamine Contamination......Page 161
Major Trends in the Metalworking Fluids Industry......Page 163
Catalysis of Nitrosamine Formation......Page 165
Inhibition of Nitrosamine Formation......Page 167
Physical Properties Affecting Nitrosamine Formation......Page 168
Literature Cited......Page 170
13 Impact on Public Health......Page 172
Practical Limitations on Measurement of Health Impact......Page 173
Few Effects of TSCA Regulatory Actions......Page 178
Conclusion......Page 181
Literature Cited......Page 182
14 Quantitative Analysis as a Basis for Decisions Under TSCA......Page 184
Difficulties with TSCA......Page 185
An Overview of Quantitative Methods for Assessment and Evaluation of Chemical Risks......Page 187
A Case Study Application: Perchloroethylene......Page 189
Insights and Conclusions......Page 195
Literature Cited......Page 197
15 Meeting the Needs of TSCA Educating the Environmental Chemical Professional......Page 199
A Characterization of Environmental Science Educational Needs......Page 200
Rationale for Education in the 1980's and Beyond......Page 201
The Origin of UCLA's Environmental Science and Engineering......Page 202
The Body of Knowledge and the Curriculum......Page 203
Concerns of Particular Importance......Page 208
Literature Cited......Page 211
Appendix I. Environmental Science and Engineering Applied Research Reports......Page 212
Appendix II. List of Internship Organizations......Page 214
Cost-Benefit Analysis......Page 215
Benefits of TSCA......Page 217
Costs of TSCA......Page 221
Are the Benefits Worth the Costs?......Page 222
Implementing TSCA......Page 223
Literature Cited......Page 225
17 Summary......Page 226
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D......Page 236
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M......Page 238
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P......Page 240
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