Toxic Substances: Effectiveness of Unreasonable Risk Standards Unclear
RCED-90-189
Published: Jul 20, 1990. Publicly Released: Jul 20, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to control toxic substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act's (TSCA) unreasonable risk standard, to determine whether this approach has been effective in controlling toxic substances.
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