Version 1.0, August 31, 2001, Copyright, Hugh Jack 1993-2001

7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

 

· This agency was created when Nixon combined various health and regulatory agencies into the EPA.

 

· The EPA primarily verifies environmental practices and takes corrective actions.

 

· Corrective actions might include,

  1. - warnings
  2. - conditions
  3. - fines
  4. - jail

 

· The EPA also sets some policies that are intended to be guides for industry.

 

· Recently the role of the EPA has been changing to be less adversarial and more supportive for industry.

 

· Some of the chemicals that the EPA targets in toxic releases are,

  1. Benzene
  2. Cadmium and compounds
  3. Carbon Tetrachloride
  4. Chloroform
  5. Chromium and compounds
  6. Cyanides
  7. Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  8. Lead and compounds
  9. Mercury and compounds
  10. Methyl Ethyl Ketone
  11. Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
  12. Nickel and compounds
  13. Tetracholoethylene
  14. Toluene
  15. Trichloroethylene
  16. Toluene
  17. Trichloroethane
  18. Trichloroethylene
  19. Xylene(s)