美國環保署21日宣布，杜邦公司同意支付330萬美元的罰款，以解決57項違反「有毒物質管制法案」(TSCA)規範的通報違規案件。
杜邦公司於測試化學品過程中發現潛在風險時，沒有立即通知環保署。這些化學品包括用於表面防護、砌石面保護、撥水劑、密封劑和塗料等。
「有毒物質管制法案」規定，當研究證明某化學品可能對人類健康和環境會帶來潛在風險時，企業必須立即通知環保署。
「當發現他們的化學品可能具有影響人類健康和環境的風險時，杜邦公司沒有遵守法規並通知環保署。」，環保署執法及稽查辦公室(Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance)助理署長賈爾斯(Cynthia Giles)說。
2006年5月5日，杜邦公司通報美國環保署，該公司未依據「有毒物質管制法案」提交有關以大鼠進行的化學毒性研究。
2006年7月12日，杜邦公司提交研究報告，報告上提到某些化學品被吸入時的化學毒性訊息。
環保署確定57項關於化學品的研究，可能對人類健康和環境有潛在風險，因此以「有毒物質管制法案」管制杜邦公司。
杜邦公司位於德拉瓦州威明頓市，是一家化學品製造商，提供農業、營養、電子、通訊、安全與保全、居家與建築、運輸和服裝等相關產品和服務。該公司在90個國家營運。
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that DuPont has agreed to pay a penalty of $3.3 million to resolve 57 reporting violations under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
DuPont failed to immediately notify the EPA of research indicating substantial risk found during testing chemicals for possible use as surface protection, masonry protection, water repellants, sealants and paints.
The Toxic Substances Control Act requires companies to inform EPA right away when they have research demonstrating that a chemical could pose a substantial risk to human health and the environment.
"DuPont failed to comply with the law and notify EPA that it had information on chemicals that could pose a risk to human health and the environment," said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
On May 5, 2006, DuPont notified EPA that it had failed to submit chemical toxicity studies on rats as required by the Toxic Substances Control Act.
On July 12, 2006, DuPont submitted studies that contained information on chemical toxicity when certain chemicals are inhaled.
EPA determined that 57 of the studies contained information on chemicals that could present a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment and were therefore subject to the Act.
Based in Wilmington Delaware, DuPont is a chemical manufacturer that provides products and services for agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications,safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel markets. The company operates in 90 countries.
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