Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313: Guidance forReporting Toxic Chemicals: Mercury and Mercury Compounds Category

摘要

Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) require certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals entering each environmental medium. Such facilities must also report pollution prevention and recycling data for such chemicals, pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. 13106. When enacted, EPCRA Section 313 established an initial list of toxic chemicals that was comprised of more than 300 chemicals and 20 chemical categories. EPCRA section 313(d) authorizes EPA to add chemicals to or delete chemicals from the list, and sets forth criteria for these actions. EPCRA Section 313 currently requires reporting on over 600 chemicals and chemical categories.