Congress passed the ____________to empower the EPA with the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United States.

A) Federal Water Pollution Control Act
B) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
C) Safe Drinking Water Act
D) Toxic Substances Control Act
E) Food Quality Protection Act

Toxic Substances Control Act

A United States law enacted in 1976 that gives the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate the manufacture and sale of chemicals.

Industrial Chemicals

Chemical substances manufactured for use in industrial processes or products, distinct from pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, or food additives.

EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment by enforcing regulations based on laws enacted by Congress.