Toxics use reduction is an approach to
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prevention that targets and measures reductions in the upfront use of toxic materials. Toxics use reduction emphasizes the more preventive aspects of source reduction but, due to its emphasis on toxic chemical inputs, has been opposed more vigorously by chemical manufacturers.
In the United States, toxics use reduction programs were set up by some state legislatures during the early 1990s, e.g., Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oregon.
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Toxics use reduction is an approach to
pollutionPollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms . Pollution can take the form of chemical substances, or energy, such as noise, heat, or light...
prevention that targets and measures reductions in the upfront use of toxic materials. Toxics use reduction emphasizes the more preventive aspects of source reduction but, due to its emphasis on toxic chemical inputs, has been opposed more vigorously by chemical manufacturers.
In the United States, toxics use reduction programs were set up by some state legislatures during the early 1990s, e.g., Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oregon. Program elements may include mandatory reporting of toxic chemical use, reduction planning requirements, research and technical assistance. In the mid-1990s, the U.S.
Environmental Protection AgencyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged to regulate chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land...
considered toxics use reporting or materials accounting as an expansion of public right-to-know on toxic chemical use. The agency issued an advanced notice of proposed rule making in 1996 , though toxics use reporting was not adopted.
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, attention to toxics use reduction may be seen in the EU's new regulatory framework (adopted 2003) for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH).
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