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CA65 California List of Chemicals Known to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Effects CA EPA. For more information, contact the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment at (916) 445-6900. The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 http://www.oehha.org/prop65/prop65_list/newlist.html A list of chemicals of regulatory concern to the State of California for their ability to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.
CAA1 Hazardous Air Pollutants US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. For more information, call (202) 260-7400 or Contact Clean Air Docket, EPA Library, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, (919) 541-2777. Section 112 (b)(1) Hazardous Air Pollutants http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/188polls.html Section (b)(1) of the Clearn Air Act (CAA) The Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990, Title 3 established the initial list of 189 hazardous pollutants. A list of major area source categories and subcategories emitting one or more of the 189 hazardous pollutants will be published by EPA and will be regulated with technology- based standards.
CAA2 Ozone Depletion Chemicals List US EPA, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation, 6206J, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. For more information, call the Stratospheric Protection Information Hotline at 1-800-296-1996. CRF 40,82,Subpt A. App A and B, 1996. http://www.epa.gov/ozone/ods.html A list of controlled substances in Sections 602 - 607 and 616 of the Clear Air Act, as amended in 1990. action impose limits on the production and consumption of certain ozone depleting substances, according to specified schedules.
CGB DOT Coast Guard Bulk Hazardous Materials Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Transportation. For more information, contact Coast Guard Headquarters, Hazardous Materials Branch, 2100 Second Street, 20593-0001 or call (202) 267-1577. CFR 46,150,Table I,1995; CFR 46,30.25,1995. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/46cfr30_01.html A list of flammable and combustible bulk liquid materials, subject to regulation by the Coast Guard.
CGN DOT Coast Guard Noxious Liquid Substances Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Transportation. For more information, contact Coast Guard Headquarters, Hazardous Materials Branch, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or call (202) 267-1577. CFR 46,153,Table I,1995. A list of noxious liquid substances regulated by the Coast Guard.
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Controlled Substances Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 1405 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20537. For more information, call (202) 307-7183 or fax (202) 307-8570. 1) List of Controlled Substances, Scheduling Actions 2) CFR 21,1308.11-15,1996. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules A list of controlled substances issued under the authority of DEA, Department of Justice.
DOT DOT Hazardous Materials Table U.S. Department of Transportation. For more information, contact DOT Docket Office at (202) 366-5046. FR 59(249),67395,1994 (Dec 29). A list of hazardous materials subject to regulation by the US Department of Transportation
DSL Domestic Substances List of Canada New Substances Division, Commercial Chemicals Branch, Environment Canada, Department of Environment, Commercial Chemical Branch, Place Vincent Massey, 14th Floor, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Hull, Quebec, Canada K1A 083. For more information, contact (819) 953-7156. Mandated by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), the LIST compiles substances which were, between January 1, 1984 and December 11, 1986: (1) manufactured or imported into Canada in a quantity of not less than 100 kg in any one calendar year, or (2) in Canadian commerce, or (3) used for commercial manufacturing purposes in Canada. The final list was developed in several stages: a Core List, a Provisional List, and a Final List in 1994.
EINECS European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances The European Commission. For further information, contact: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2 rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg; Telephone: 011-352-49928 425 66 or 011-352-488-573. Official Journal of the European Communities, June 1990. EINECS is the European counterpart of TSCAINV. It lists chemical substances that were reported by the Member States to the European Commission as existing on the European Community Market between January 1, 1971 and September 18, 1991.
ELIN European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances Supplement (Elincs) The European Commission. information, Contact: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2 rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg; Telephone: 011-352-49928 425 66 or 011-352-488-573. Official Journal of the European Communities, Dec 17, 1994. Elincs supplements EINECS and these two include all substances placed on the community market before 15 Aug 1993.
FIFR EPA Pesticide List U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For more information, contact Chemical Support Group, Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460 or call (202) 260-4048. 1) Federal Register 54(204),4388,1989 (Oct 24). 2) Federal Register 54(34),7740,1989 (Feb 22). 3) Federal Register 54(100),22706,1989 (May 25). 4) Federal Register 54(140),30848,1989 (Jul 24). 5) Federal Register 55(147),31164,1990 (Jul 31). The List contains those chemical substances (active ingredients) for which pesticide Registration Standards have been issued and those subject to reregistration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). A Registration Standard contains an evaluation of the available data and presents the conditions registrants must meet in order to reregister pesticide products containing the active ingredient.
GRAS Direct Food Substances Generally Recognized as Safe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Premarket Approval, Division of Petition Control, Direct Additive Branch. For more information, call (202) 418-3066. CFR 21,184,1996. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/21cfrv3_99.html A list of direct food additives that have been generally recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe for the purposes and under the conditions prescribed.
HPV EPA High Production Volume Chemical List U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemrtk/hpvcolst.htm  
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer List International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France. For publications, call (518) 436-9686, or write to WHO Publication, Centre USA, 49 Sheriden Avenue, Albany, NY 12210. IARC MONOGRAPHS http://www.IARC.fr A list of substances that have been evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) for carcinogenic risk to humans and animals. These evaluations are recognized as authoritative sources of information on the carcinogenicity of chemicals. In an overall evaluation, where the total body of evidence is taken into account, the agent is described by IARC according to one of the following categories: Group 1 - The agent is carcinogenic to humans. Group 2A - The agent is probably carcinogenic to humans. Group 2B - The agent is possibly carcinogenic to humans. Group 3 - The agent is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. Group 4 - The agent is probably not carcinogenic to humans.
INER List of Pesticide Product Inert Ingredients Office of Prevention, Pesticide and Toxic Substances, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. For more information, contact the Public Response and Program Resources Branch at (703) 305-5805. List of Pesticide Product Inert Ingredients (May, 1995). A comprehensive list of pesticide product inert ingredients.
MA Massachusetts Substance List MA Department of Health, Boston, MA 02133. For more information, call (617) 727-2660. Massachusetts Substance List for "Right-to-Know" Law (4/11/1994) M.G.L. c. 111F, General Law, Chapter 30A, 28 June 1984, Appendix A of 105 CMR 670.000 Code of MA Regulation. A list of toxic and hazardous substances applicable to the provisions of MA General Law C.111F.
MI Michigan Critical Materials Register (CMR) Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Great Lakes Environmental Assessment Section, Surface Water Quality Division. For more information, call (517)-373-2190. Michigan department of Natural Resources, Critical Materials Register, January 1, 1994. A list of critical materials compiled by the state for which reporting is required under Michigan Act 293, P.A. 1972. This Act requires all businesses discharging wastewater to lagoons, deep wells, the surface of the ground, surface waters, septic tanks on municipal sewer systems to file a report with Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
MPOL Marine Pollutants List International Maritime Organization. CFR 49,172.101, App. B, 1995; A list of substances, materials and Articles identified as marine pollutants or severe marine pollutants in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code, and of the not otherwise specified (n.o.s.) and generic entries to be used to offer marine pollutants for shipment.
MTL Master Testing List (MTL) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances, U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460. For further information, contact the TSCA Hotline at (202) 554-1404, e-mail TSCA-Hotline @epamail.epa.gov, or EPA web site http:www.epa.gov/opptintr/main/ctibhome.htm. Publication of the EPA office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, and Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1996. A listing from the EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' (OPPT) existing chemical testing priorities, as well as those of other EPA program offices, other Federal agencies, the TSCA Interagency Testing committee, and international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
NJ New Jersey Hazardous Substance List Bureau of Hazardous Substances information, Division of Environmental Quality, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, CN 405, Trenton, NJ 08625-0405. For more information, call (609) 292-6714. New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act, Department of Environmental Protection List of Hazardous Substances, 1995. he New Jersey Right to Know Environmental Hazardous Substance List.
NJEH New Jersey Extraordinarily Hazardous Substance List New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, Division of Environmental Safety, Health and Analytical Programs, Bureau of Release Prevention, CN424, Trenton, NJ 08625. For more information, call (609) 633-7289. New Jersey Administration Code 7:31-2.3 (19 Jul 1993). A list of hazardous substances regulated by New Jersey Bureau of Release and Prevention under NJ Administration Code 7:31-2.3.
NTPA NTP Carcinogens List National Toxicology Program, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicess. For more information, contact NTP, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Ninth Annual Report on Carcinogens, 2001, U.S. DHHS, PHS, NTP. A list of substances which are either known to be carcinogens or which may reasonably be anticipated to be carcinogenic to which a significant number of persons residing in the U.S. are exposed. The publication of this list by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is mandated for information purposes only Public Law 95-622.
NTPT NTP Technical Reports List National Toxicology Program, Division of Toxicology Research and Testing, U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicess. For more information, call (919) 541-3419, or write to Central Data Management, Mail Drop A0-01, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. The NTP Technical Report Series. The NTP Technical Reports are available for sale from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 or call (703) 487-4650. http://NTP-Server.NIEHS.nih.gov/htdocs/Results_status/MSR/publicMSR.pdf A list of chemicals for which NTP technical reports are available. The reports describe the results of experiments to determine carcinogenicity.
PA Pennsylvania Right to Know List PA Department of Labor and Industry. For more information, call (717) 783-2071 or write to the Bureau of Worker and Community Right to Know, Department of Labor and Industry, Room 1503, Seventh & Forster Streets, Harrisburg, PA 17120. RTK Publication Number 691 Rev. 11-95 (Pennsylvania Right to Know Compliance Materials for Employers 1995). A list of chemicals regulated under Pennsylvania Worker and Community Right to Know Act.
PAFA List of Substances Added to Food in the U.S. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. For more information about PAFA, call TIMS Group at (202) 418-3040. Priority-Based Assessment of Food Additives (PAFA) File, 1996. An official FDA listing maintained by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) of all substances known to be added to the U.S. food supply, including Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) compounds.
PEL OSHA Toxic and Hazardous Substances Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. For more information, call Technical Service Center at (202) 219-7894. CFR 29,1910.1000,1996. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/29cfr1910a_01.html The U.S. Labor Department List of Regulated Toxic and Hazardous Substances for which occupational exposure limits are defined.
PELS 1989 OSHA Toxic and Hazardous Substances List Produced by OSHA in 1989, and vacated by Court order in 1992. OSHA Publication number 3112, 1989. This OSHA list was vacated by court order in 1992. It is still enforced in some states including Utah, Alaska, Michigan, New Mexico and Vermont.
REL NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits List National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. For more information, call (1-800) 356-4674. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 92-100. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health list of substances with recommended exposure limits.
RQ CERCLA Hazardous Substances Table 302.4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, For more information, call (703) 412-9810. CFR 40,302.4,1996. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_40/40cfr302_00.html The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous substances as defined by the Clean Water Act Sections 311 and 307(a); RCRA Section 3001; Clean Air Act, Section 112; and TSCA Section 7. Each hazardous substance has a reportable quantity (RQ).
S110 Superfund Amendents and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, Section 110, ATSDR/EPA Priority List

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in conjunction with EPA. call (404) 639-6300 or -6308, FAX -6315, Internet (World Wide Web) http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/atsdrhome.htm1, or write ATSDR Div. of Toxicology, ERSAB/SAS, 1600 Cliffton Road MS E29, Atlanta GA 303333.

http:www.atsdr.cdc.gov/clist.html The ATSDR Profile Priority List (APPL) ranks the 275 substances of the highest concern at National Priority List (NPL) waste sites from a public health perspective, as per SARA Section 110 and CERCLA Section 104(i)(2)(A), as amended. and likelihood of human exposure, with lowest rank (1) highest priority. sites is used, as found in ATSDR's HazDat database. Priority List details and data summaries are available free from ATSDR. have Toxicological Profiles written. comprehensive reviews of health effect information, and are available from ATSDR and NTIS.
S302 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, Section 302, Extremely Hazardous Substances List U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information, call (202) 479-2449. CFR 40,355 App. A, 1996. http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/ehs/ehscas.html A list of extremely hazardous substances subject to reporting requirements under Title III of SARA, when stored in amount in excess of a Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ).
TLV ACGIH Threshold Limit Value List American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. For more information, contact ACGIH, 6500 Glenway Avenue, Building D-7, Cincinnati, OH 45211-4438 or call (513) 742-2020. Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for 2001. A list of substances for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists recommended Threshold Limit Values (TLV). A TLV is an airborne concentration to which most workers can be exposed without adverse effects.
TRI Toxic Chemical Release Inventory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information, call the Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Information Hotline, (1-800) 535-0202. http://www.epa.gov/tri A list of toxic chemicals, the emissions or releases of which are subject to reporting annually under Title III of SARA.
TSCAINV Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substances Inventory U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, Washington, D. C. 20460. For further information, contact (202) 554-1404. Toxic Substances Chemical Substance Inventory. Compiled by EPA under the mandates of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Inventory includes existing commercial chemical substances in the U.S. From a regulatory perspective, substances that are not found in the Inventory are considered "new" by EPA and, therefore, are subject to the Premanufacture Notification requirements of TSCA. However, there are certain exceptions. The Inventory is not intended to cover all commercial chemical substances. Certain substances such as drugs and pesticides which are regulated by other laws are explicitly excluded.
WHMI Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS):Ingredient Disclosure List, Canada Canadian Product Safety Branch, Consumer and Corporate Affairs, 50 Victoria St. Hull, Quebec OC9, Canada. For more information, call (819) 953-4763. Canadian Workplace Hazardous Material Information System. Canada Gazette Part II, 122(2) (1 Jan 1988). A list of chemicals that must be identified on Canadian Material Safety Data Sheets if they are included in products that fall within the Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) hazard criteria specified in the Controlled Products Regulations of Canada.
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