Examples of Major Toxic Chemical Laws in the United States by Responsible Agency and Year of Initial Enactment

Clean Air Act 1970

Air pollutants

• EPA

Federal Water Pollution Control Act 1948

Water pollutants

• EPA

Safe Drinking Water Act 1974

drinking water

• EPA

• Fungicides, Insecticides & Rodenticides Act (FIFRA) 1947

• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) 1996

pesticides

• EPA

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) or Ocean Dumping Act (1972)

Ocean dumping

• EPA

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 1976

Toxic chemicals

• EPA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1976

hazardous waste

• EPA

Superfund (CERCLA) 1980

Abandoned hazardous wastes

• CEQ

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act 1970

workplace

• OSHA

• Food and Drugs Act 1906

• Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act (FDC) 1938

• FDA Modernization Act 1997

Food, drugs, and cosmetics

• FDA

Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) 1972

Dangerous consumer products

• CPSC

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) 1975

Transport of hazardous materials

• DOT

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA

Council on Environmental Quality

CEQ

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA

Food and Drug Administration

FDA

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC

Department of Transportation

DOT