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Assessing and Managing Chemicals under TSCA

TSCA Section 21 Petition Requesting EPA to Ban Lead for Shot, Bullets, and Fishing Sinkers

This petition requests EPA to promulgate regulations to "prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of lead for shot, bullets, and fishing sinkers."

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