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Transcript for: EPA Toxic Chemicals Management

Description: Chemicals are everywhere. But some things--like electronics,
car parts, and other staples of modern life--may be made with chemicals
that could harm human health or the environment. By law, EPA is required
to evaluate the risks of some of these chemicals. The law establishes
deadlines for key steps of EPA's process. So far, EPA has started risk
evaluations for 30 chemicals. But we found that the agency missed most
of the deadlines. Check out our report for more details on EPA's toxic
chemical reviews and a recommendation to help the agency pick up the
pace.

Related GAO Works: GAO-23-105728. 

Released: February 2023

Chemicals are everywhere. But some things--like electronics, car parts,
and other staples of modern life--may be made with chemicals that could
pose risks to human health or the environment. EPA keeps a list of more
than 86,000 chemicals. By law, EPA is required to evaluate the risks of
some of these chemicals. EPA prioritizes its evaluations based partly on
characteristics of the chemicals, like toxicity or cancer risk. Then, if
it finds unreasonable risks in its evaluation, it issues rules to manage
those risks. The law establishes deadlines for key steps of EPA's
process. So far, EPA has started risk evaluations for 30 chemicals. But
we found that the agency missed most of the deadlines.  Check out our
report for more details on EPA's toxic chemical reviews and a
recommendation to help the agency pick up the pace.



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For more info, check out our report GAO-23-105728 at: GAO.gov