Perspective
Sep. 19, 2013
Green chemistry finally set to take effect
On Oct. 1 this year, almost three years after that deadline, DTSC's "Safer Consumer Products" regulations will at last become effective. By Ward Benshoof
In 2008, the state Legislature enacted a pair of statutes, Assembly Bill 1879 and Senate Bill 509, that adopted two of six recommendations of the "Green Chemistry Initiative." The statutes tasked California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to develop an online toxics clearinghouse and to systematically identify and prioritize "chemicals of concern" in consumer products; to scientifically evaluate which prese...
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