ABSTRACT
This chapter describes selected environmental regulations that are relevant to the emissions of pollutants on to the land, into the water, or into the atmosphere. Various groups have lobbied for and against many pieces of environmental legislation to the detriment of the environment in general. The Toxic Substances Control Act was first enacted in 1976 and was designed to provide controls, where necessary, for those chemicals which may threaten human health or the environment. The objective of the Act is to provide the necessary control before a chemical is allowed to be mass-produced and enter the environment. Occupational health hazards are those factors arising in or from the occupational environment that adversely impact health. The environment is in a state of continual change, and not only as a result of modern activities. Regulations pertaining to companies which generate and/or transport hazardous wastes require that detailed records be maintained to ensure proper tracking of hazardous wastes through transportation systems.
