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TSCA Inventory

Dataset Summary

Agency	Environmental Protection Agency
Sub-Agency
Category	Geography and Environment
Date Released	February 2010
Date Updated	Biannual (approx June and January)
Time Period	1979-Present
Frequency	semi-annually
Description	This dataset consists of the non confidential identities of chemical substances submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). TSCA was enacted to ensure that chemicals manufactured, imported, processed, or distributed in commerce, or used or disposed of in the United States do not pose any unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. EPA adds chemical substances to the TSCA Inventory following EPA's receipt of a Notice of Commencement (NOC) signaling the manufacturer's intent to produce a chemical substance that EPA has previously reviewed and approved. Since EPA published the final TSCA Inventory Reporting Rule on December 23, 1977, the TSCA Inventory has grown to include the identities of over 83,000 chemical substances. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Administrative
Keywords	Substance Inventory, Chemical Substance Inventory, new chemicals , toxic chemicals, Chemical list, existing chemicals, manufactured chemicals, TSCA inventory , industrial chemicals , commercial chemicals, Toxic Substances Control Act, notice of commencement
Unique ID	1630

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Homepage; http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/pubs/invntory.htm
Agency Program Page	http://www.epa.gov/oppt
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/pubs/invntory.htm

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Substance
Granularity	NA
Geographic Coverage	United States

Data Description

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Data Collection Instrument
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/pubs/tscainventorydatahelp.htm

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/pubs/tscainventorydatahelp.htm
Additional Metadata

OMB Control No. 3090-0284