Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 26.12.2000

Data Collection and Development on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals

Although HPV chemicals are produced or imported in large quantities in the United States, there is little or no publicly available information regarding the potential hazards associated with most HPV chemicals. In order to obtain such information, EPA has established a data collection and development program for existing HPV chemicals. Through the HPV Initiative, which includes the voluntary HPV Challenge Program, certain international efforts, and potential rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), basic screening level hazard data necessary to provide critical information about the environmental fate and potential hazards associated with HPV chemicals will be collected or, where necessary, developed. A primary component of this HPV Initiative is the voluntary HPV Challenge Program, which was created in cooperation with industry, environmental groups, and other interested parties, and is designed to assemble basic screening level test data on the potential hazards of HPV chemicals while avoiding unnecessary or duplicative testing. Data needs which remain unmet in the voluntary HPV Challenge Program, may be addressed through the international efforts or rulemaking.