The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)

• A) gives the FDA broad jurisdiction in controlling risks from manufacturing, processing, use, and disposal of chemical compounds.
• B) gives the state legislatures broad jurisdiction in controlling risks from manufacturing, processing, use, and disposal of chemical compounds.
• C) gives the EPA broad jurisdiction in controlling risks from manufacturing, processing, use, and disposal of chemical compounds.
• D) gives the EPA limited jurisdiction in controlling risks from manufacturing, processing, use, and disposal of chemical compounds.

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Definitions:

Disposable Income

Funds that households can use for saving and expenditures after income taxes are taken out.

APS

Acronym for Average Propensity to Save, which is the ratio of total savings to total income in an economy, indicating how much people save on average per unit of income.

Investment

Assigning financial resources in the hope of creating revenue or gains.

GDP

Stands for Gross Domestic Product, which is the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.