NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Toxic Substances Control Act
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REACH
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Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants
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Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act
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Detailed explanation-1: -TSCA Section 6 grants the EPA certain authorities to regulate existing chemicals or those already listed on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory (commonly referred to as the “TSCA Inventory”).
Detailed explanation-2: -Key features of TSCA include: Requiring EPA to make decisions based on risk, meaning that hazards, use, and exposure will be considered when determining if a chemical can be used safely. Subjecting all new and existing chemicals to an EPA safety review.
Detailed explanation-3: -This Act is enacted to prevent toxic and concerned chemical substances from polluting the environment and endangering human health, and to manage all relevant information on domestic chemical substances to serve as a basis for the screening, selection and assessment of toxic and concerned chemical substances.