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serike

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New REACH Regulations approved by the European Union change the way chemical safety is determined. Unlike the United States approach, the Reach Regulations require that the safety of these potentially hazardous chemicals is the obligation of
 
  A) the industry that produces the chemicals and not the federal government.
  B) the consumer and not the federal government.
  C) the federal government and not the industry.
  D) cities and states and not the industry.

Question 2

The EPA is authorized by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to test the safety of chemicals used in bulk in the manufacturing of products.
 
  When passed, these regulations required the testing of existing and new chemicals when there are indications of potential risks. Since TSCA was passed, the EPA has A) reversed this guideline, requiring the testing only for substances that are known carcinogens.
  B) tested and banned more than 300 new and existing substances.
  C) tested the safety of about half of the 80,000 chemical substances in the inventory.
  D) tested the safety of less than 1 of the chemical substances in the inventory.



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karmakat49

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D




serike

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
:D TYSM


brbarasa

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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