EPA INCREASES ACCESS TO INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL DATA; PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY

EPA has made public more than 150 chemicals in 104 health and safety studies formerly claimed confidential by industry including in products such as air fresheners, non-stick and stain-resistant materials, fire-resistant materials, nonylphenol and perfluorinated compounds, and lead. EPA is providing free access and updated postings on declassified information to the TSCA Inventory in the EPA and Data.gov websites, and the ability to electronically search EPA’s database of more than 10,000 health/safety documents and many widely encountered chemicals. For more information, go to http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/transparency.html

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