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Transcribed image text: 7. Which of the following is TRUE about Environmental Impact Statements? 2) They must be made available to the public b) They only address potential impact on endangered or threatened species c) They only need to project impact out to two years following the completion of the project.
a. Only businesses, not individual landowners, are required to clean up toxic and hazardous wastes.
a. The EPA is charged under the Act with the duty of identifying toxic substances.
a. The Clean Air Act mandates that the EPA set the national standards.
d. The EPA was created in 1965 as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
Under the National Environmental Planning Act, state governments are require to prepare and submit to the federal government environmental impact statements when they undertake construction projects within the state that impact the environment.
d. Past and current landowners have joint and several liability for the clean up.
d. Mandate that landfills be sanitized to reduce odors and disease.
A. The primary purpose of the TSCA is to provide technical and financial assistance to all states in implementation of the Act. B. The TSCA is like the Clean Air Act which requires that certain pollution standards be met without regard for economic factors.
B. It imposes specific duties on all state agencies, but not on federal agencies.
Maintain the TSCA Inventory, under Section 8, which contains more than 83,000 chemicals. As new chemicals are commercially manufactured or imported, they are placed on the list.
EPA History: Toxic Substances Control Act. The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act. Under these laws, EPA evaluates new and existing chemicals and their risks, and finds ways to prevent or reduce pollution before it gets into the environment.
TSCA addresses the production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and lead-based paint. Various sections of TSCA provide authority to: Require, under Section 4, testing of chemicals by manufacturers, importers, and processors where risks or exposures of concern are found.
Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act of the 21st Centuryis available in the United States Code, from the U.S. Government Printing Office
Require, under Section 8(e), that any person who manufactures (including imports), processes, or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and who obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment to immediately inform EPA, except where EPA has been adequately informed of such information. EPA screens all TSCA b§8(e) submissions as well as voluntary "For Your Information" (FYI) submissions. The latter are not required by law, but are submitted by industry and public interest groups for a variety of reasons.
a. Only businesses, not individual landowners, are required to clean up toxic and hazardous wastes.
a. The EPA is charged under the Act with the duty of identifying toxic substances.
a. The Clean Air Act mandates that the EPA set the national standards.
d. The EPA was created in 1965 as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
Under the National Environmental Planning Act, state governments are require to prepare and submit to the federal government environmental impact statements when they undertake construction projects within the state that impact the environment.
d. Past and current landowners have joint and several liability for the clean up.
d. Mandate that landfills be sanitized to reduce odors and disease.