TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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The TSCA Inventory of chemical substances is the official U.S. Environmental Protection Agency list of chemical substances that are manufactured, processed, or imported in the United States for commercial purposes.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T370540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TSCA Inventory of chemical substances Context triple: [Toxic Substances Control Act, establishes, TSCA Inventory of chemical substances]
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Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the manufacture, import, distribution, and use of chemical substances to protect human health and the environment.
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Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern
Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that addresses the identification, assessment, and management of newly recognized or insufficiently regulated chemical substances that may pose risks to Great Lakes ecosystems and human health.
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Chemical Abstracts Service
Chemical Abstracts Service is a division of the American Chemical Society that provides a comprehensive database of chemical literature and substances, widely used for research and indexing in the chemical sciences.
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Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and guides coordinated action on priority toxic substances posing significant risks to the Great Lakes ecosystem and human health.
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E.
NESHAP
NESHAP stands for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, a set of U.S. federal regulations that limit emissions of toxic air pollutants from industrial and commercial sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TSCA Inventory of chemical substances Target entity description: The TSCA Inventory of chemical substances is the official U.S. Environmental Protection Agency list of chemical substances that are manufactured, processed, or imported in the United States for commercial purposes.
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A.
Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the manufacture, import, distribution, and use of chemical substances to protect human health and the environment.
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B.
Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern
Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that addresses the identification, assessment, and management of newly recognized or insufficiently regulated chemical substances that may pose risks to Great Lakes ecosystems and human health.
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C.
Chemical Abstracts Service
Chemical Abstracts Service is a division of the American Chemical Society that provides a comprehensive database of chemical literature and substances, widely used for research and indexing in the chemical sciences.
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D.
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and guides coordinated action on priority toxic substances posing significant risks to the Great Lakes ecosystem and human health.
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E.
NESHAP
NESHAP stands for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, a set of U.S. federal regulations that limit emissions of toxic air pollutants from industrial and commercial sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal government database
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chemical substance inventory ⓘ regulatory list ⓘ |
| access |
publicly accessible non-confidential portion
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restricted access to confidential portion ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
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United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| contains | existing chemical substances in U.S. commerce ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataFormat | Substance registry entries with Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers when available ⓘ |
| excludes |
cosmetics regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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drugs regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ food additives regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ new chemical substances not yet listed ⓘ nuclear material regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ⓘ |
| hasPart |
confidential TSCA Inventory
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public TSCA Inventory ⓘ |
| includes |
confidential business information listings
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non-confidential chemical substance listings ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ |
| legalBasisAbbreviation |
Toxic Substances Control Act
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surface form:
TSCA
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| maintainedBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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| officialName |
TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory
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| purpose |
distinguish existing chemicals from new chemicals under TSCA
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identify chemical substances that are manufactured, processed, or imported in the United States for commercial purposes ⓘ |
| regulatoryFunction |
support TSCA section 5 new chemical review
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support TSCA section 6 risk management actions ⓘ support TSCA section 8 reporting and recordkeeping ⓘ support premanufacture notification requirements for new chemicals ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | determines whether a substance is considered an existing chemical under TSCA ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian Domestic Substances List
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European Union REACH registration list ⓘ |
| scope |
chemical substances imported for commercial purposes into the United States
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chemical substances manufactured for commercial purposes in the United States ⓘ chemical substances processed for commercial purposes in the United States ⓘ |
| sector |
chemical regulation
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environmental protection ⓘ |
| shortName |
TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
TSCA Inventory
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| usedBy |
chemical importers
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chemical manufacturers ⓘ environmental and health researchers ⓘ regulatory agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chemical risk evaluation and prioritization
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regulatory compliance determinations under TSCA ⓘ supporting chemical management programs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TSCA Inventory of chemical substances Description of subject: The TSCA Inventory of chemical substances is the official U.S. Environmental Protection Agency list of chemical substances that are manufactured, processed, or imported in the United States for commercial purposes.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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officialName
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TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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this entity surface form:
Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory
TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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shortName
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TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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this entity surface form:
TSCA Inventory
U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
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oversees
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TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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this entity surface form:
TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory
this entity surface form:
TSCA Inventory (public portion)
this entity surface form:
TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory
this entity surface form:
TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory