TSCA Inventory of chemical substances

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United States federal government database chemical substance inventory regulatory list

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory	3
TSCA Inventory of chemical substances canonical	2
TSCA Inventory	1
TSCA Inventory (public portion)	1
Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory	1

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.

NED1 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
instanceOf	United States federal government database ⓘ chemical substance inventory ⓘ regulatory list ⓘ
access	publicly accessible non-confidential portion ⓘ restricted access to confidential portion ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
contains	existing chemical substances in U.S. commerce ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataFormat	Substance registry entries with Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers when available ⓘ
excludes	cosmetics regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ 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 ⓘ public TSCA Inventory ⓘ
includes	confidential business information listings ⓘ non-confidential chemical substance listings ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal law of the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ
legalBasisAbbreviation	TSCA ⓘ linked to: Toxic Substances Control Act
maintainedBy	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ linked to: United States Environmental Protection Agency
officialName	Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory ⓘ linked to: TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
purpose	distinguish existing chemicals from new chemicals under TSCA ⓘ identify chemical substances that are manufactured, processed, or imported in the United States for commercial purposes ⓘ
regulatoryFunction	support TSCA section 5 new chemical review ⓘ 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 ⓘ European Union REACH registration list ⓘ
scope	chemical substances imported for commercial purposes into the United States ⓘ chemical substances manufactured for commercial purposes in the United States ⓘ chemical substances processed for commercial purposes in the United States ⓘ
sector	chemical regulation ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ
shortName	TSCA Inventory ⓘ linked to: TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
usedBy	chemical importers ⓘ chemical manufacturers ⓘ environmental and health researchers ⓘ regulatory agencies ⓘ
usedFor	chemical risk evaluation and prioritization ⓘ regulatory compliance determinations under TSCA ⓘ supporting chemical management programs ⓘ
website	https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Toxic Substances Control Act → establishes → TSCA Inventory of chemical substances ⓘ

Public Law 94-469 → establishes → TSCA Inventory of chemical substances ⓘ

TSCA Inventory of chemical substances → officialName → Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory ⓘ