EPA said it would be continuously adding additional chemicals, functionality and links. When fully updated, the web tool will contain data for thousands of chemicals.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web-based tool, called ChemView, to improve access to chemical specific regulatory information developed by EPA and data submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
ChemView has health and safety data that allows the comparison of chemicals by use and by health or environmental effects. The tool combines available TSCA information and provides EPA assessments, hazard characterizations, and information on safer chemical ingredients.
The new site allows searches by chemical name or Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, use, hazard effect, or regulatory action. It has the flexibility to create tailored views of the information on individual chemicals or compare multiple chemicals sorted by use, hazard effect or other criteria. The new portal will also link to information on manufacturing, processing, use, and release data reported under the Chemical Data Reporting Rule, and the Toxics Release Inventory.
“This online tool will improve access to chemical health and safety information, increase public dialogue and awareness, and help viewers choose safer ingredients used in everyday products,” said James Jones, assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
In 2010, EPA began to increase the availability of information on chemicals as part of a commitment to strengthen the existing chemicals program and improve access and usefulness of chemical data and information. This included improving access to the TSCA inventory, issuing new policies for the review of confidential business information claims for health and safety studies, and launching the Chemical Data Access Tool. ChemView provides the public with a single access point for information that has been generated on certain chemicals regulated under TSCA. View and search ChemView: http://www.epa.gov/chemview
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