We support EPA's mission and in addition our office goals include:

• Promoting pollution prevention as the guiding principle for controlling industrial pollution;
• Promoting safer chemicals through a combination of regulatory and voluntary efforts;
• Promoting risk reduction so as to minimize exposure to existing substances such as lead, asbestos, dioxin, and polychlorinated biphenyls; and
• Promoting public understanding of risks by providing understandable, accessible and complete information on chemical risks to the broadest audience possible.

OPPT has the primary responsibility for administering the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. It also manages the Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative and the New and Existing Chemicals programs; the Design for the Environment (DFE), Green Chemistry, and Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP) programs; and the Lead, Asbestos, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) programs.

OPPT provides various paths to access information from their program areas through this web site. Concerned Citizens can find information relevant to their homes, families, and workplace and children can learn about chemicals around their houses. Researchers can use a subject approach, or utilize specialized tools in the Databases and Software section. OPPT Publications may be available in both digital and hardcopy, and you can always ask for help in locating information from providers listed in Information Sources.