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Photo: Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC), Geneva

European Laws

• REACh
• Clean Air Acts of 1956 (U.K.)
• Clean Air Acts of 1968 (U.K.)

International Agencies

• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

International Laws

• Chemical Weapons Convention
• Geneva Protocol
• Montreal Protocol
• Rotterdam Convention NEW!
• Stockholm Convention NEW!

U.S. Laws

• Blaine Act
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund
• Dietary Supplement Act
• Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
• Louisville Charter
• Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
• Occupational Safety & Health Act
• Pure Food and Drugs Act (1906)
• SARA
• Superfund
• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

U.S. Government Agencies and Programs

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission NEW!
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Energy Star
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• National Toxicology Program (NTP)
• Pesticide Registration in Washington State
• Poison Control Centers
• Toxics Release Inventory
  

External Links

• Center for International Environmental Law: Chemicals Program Overview of international regulation of chemicals.

• International POPs Elimination Network Information on the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). 

• International Chemicals Secretariat: Global Chemical Policy, EU Chemical Policy

• Lowell Center for Sustainable Production: The Chemicals Policy and Science Initiative Comprehensive information on global, regional, and national chemical policies.

• Pesticide Action Network North America: POPs Treaty Tackles Persistent Pesticides

• Physicians for Social Responsibility: Environmental Health Policy Institute

• Science and Environmental Health Network: Chemical Policy

• Scorecard Pollution Information Site (Green Media Toolshed): Federal Regulatory Program Lists (for U.S.)

• U.S. POPs Watch: Global Progress on POPs

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency Response: International Treaties and Initiatives: Chemicals and Waste: Multinational Environmental Initiatives Listing and brief descriptions of over twenty international regulations addressing chemicals, and a listing of international government bodies involved in formulating and implementing the policies.

• U.S. State Department: International Chemicals and Air Pollution Issues

Relevant Topics on Toxipedia

• Persistent Environmental Contaminants
• Precautionary Principle
• Ethical Considerations