Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
provision of bottled water and temporary evacuation. Sites are ranked for
priority action.
Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972
P.L. 92 - 573. The Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) is responsible for reducing injuries associated
with consumer products, including the development of safety standards and
the investigation of product-related morbidity and mortality.
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
Also called
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III
. Employers
must report and advise employees of hazardous substances handled and their
potential effects. The act also requires that information about toxic chemi-
cals stored or permitted to be released during operation of commercial and
manufacturing facilities be made available to the public. State and local
governments and facilities using or storing hazardous chemicals must have
emergency plans for notification and response. Facilities must report annu-
ally the amount and characteristics of certain toxic chemicals on premises
and released to the environment.
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
(as amended). The FDA is
responsible for the safety and effectiveness of foods, drugs, medical devices,
and cosmetics; it is also responsible for radiologic health and toxicologic
research, enforces compliance with EPA-established allowable limits for
pesticides on food and feed crops, and prohibits use of any carcinogenic
additives.
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972
P.L. 92 - 516
(as amended). Requires that all pesticides be registered and used strictly
in accordance with label instructions; gives government (EPA) authority to
prohibit or restrict a pesticide to special uses for application only by a per-
son trained in an approved program; extends control to intrastate products,
container storage and disposal methods, and direct or indirect discharge of
pesticides to surface waters and groundwaters; also requires proof that pes-
ticides will cause no harm to people, wildlife, crops, or livestock when used
as directed.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Acts of 1971, 1972
P.L. 83 - 660, P.L.
92 - 500, and P.L. 95 - 217 (
Clean Water Act of 1977
as amended by the
Water Quality Act of 1987
and further amended in 2000). Controls water
pollutants and other related factors to make surface waters fishable and
swimmable. Intended to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and
biological integrity of the nation's surface and groundwaters. Also water
quality planning, wetlands protection, research, and regulation of toxic water
pollutants.
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Food Security Act of 1985
(as amended by the 1990 Farm Bill). To con-
trol degradation of wildlife habitat, water quality, and inland waters due to
cultivation of marginal farmlands; preservation of wetlands; minimizing of
agricultural pollutant releases.
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