Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Definition
Independent US government agency with jurisdiction over existing and under-development chemicals (such as pesticides) that affect the environment. It regulates their manufacture, processing, distribution and use, and sets tolerance levels of their presence in food and feed. EPA has wide ranging punitive powers, and also screens all chemical products before their commercialization to assess their effect on health and environment.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the Environment & Pollution Control subject.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears in the definitions of the following terms: toxic chemical, sanitizer, radon, tolerance, formaldehyde (HCHO), carbon tetrachloride (CCI4) and extremely hazardous substances
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