NEW US ‘REACH’-STYLE CHEMICAL CONTROLS MAYBE COMING
November 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE USA petroleum and petrochemical industries may face comprehensive controls on the chemicals they buy and use, maybe mirroring Europe's REACH system. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing draft reforms to American toxic chemicals regulations, branding them an "inadequate tool for providing the protection against chemical risks that the public rightfully expects".
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THE USA petroleum and petrochemical industries may face comprehensive controls on the chemicals they buy and use, maybe mirroring Europe's REACH system. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing draft reforms to American toxic chemicals regulations, branding them an "inadequate tool for providing the protection against chemical risks that the public rightfully expects".
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