Chemicals in Need of Priority Testing

SAN FRANCISCO - The EPA's authority over asbestos comes from TSCA, the Toxic Substances Control Act. Another section of the act established an interagency testing committee, on which Fed-OSHA is represented, to report on chemical groups which should be tested to determine whether they pose risks to health or the environment.The Thirty-Third Report to the Administrator lists 16 chemicals and 12 chemical groups, with two chemical groups and seven chemicals designated for priority testing. After a chemic