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How TSCA defines “chemical substance” 

Posted Date:2019/3/20

How TSCA defines “chemical substance” 

TSCA defines a “chemical substance” as any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including any combination of these substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature, and any element or uncombined radical.

Chemicals substances on the Inventory include:

· Organics;

· Inorganics;

· Polymers; and

· Chemical substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, and biological materials (UVCBs).

Chemical substances not on the Inventory are those with uses not regulated under TSCA. The use of these chemical substances is governed by other U.S. statutes on, for example:

· Pesticides,

· Foods and food additives,

· Drugs,

· Cosmetics,

· Tobacco and tobacco products,

· Nuclear materials, or

· Munitions.