CONTENTS Amendment No. 1, Comptroller General_. Amendment No. 8, Comptroller General- ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Billings, Lindy M., Sierra Club, Washington, D.C., Judy Jackson, Health Research Group, Washington, D.C., Joel Pickelner, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., William Rodgers, Jr., Georgetown Uni- versity Law Center, Washington, D.C., Scott Lang, Environmental De- fense Fund, Washington, D.C., Lucile F. Adamson, Staff Scientist, En- Page Driver, William J., a president, Manufacturing Chemists Association; ac- Epstein, Dr. Samuel, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, and James Turner, attorney, Fensterwald and Ohlhausen, Wash- Fritsch, Dr. Albert and Barry Castleman, Center for Science in the Public 112 Whittemore, Harold C., Jr., president, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manu- facturers Association; accompanied by Robert C. Barnard, association Wodicka, Dr. Virgil O., Director, Bureau of Foods, Food and Drug Admini- stration; accompanied by Peter Barton Hutt, Assistant General Counsel, HEW, for Food, Drugs, and Consumer Products; Dr. Albert C. Kolbye, Deputy Director, Bureau of Foods; Dr. Richard Lehmann, Bureau of Veterinary Medicine; and Stephen H. McNamara, Attorney, Office of Yost, Dr. Kenneth J., Institute for Environmental Health, Purdue Uni- versity, Lafayette, Ind., and Dr. William Fulkerson, Oak Ridge National Albertson, Dr. Clarence E., letter of March 27, 1973__ Asbestos Contamination of Parenteral Drugs, article_ Asbestos and You, article_. 157 Bull, J. D., division manager, The Epcon Co., letter of February 10, 1973--- 350 357 Di Luzio, Dr. Nicholas R., professor and chairman, Department of Physi- 347 Golz, Dr. Harold H., American Petroleum Institute, letter of March 30, 356 Joselow, Dr. Morris M., associate professor of preventive medicine and community health, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Lewis, Dr. George P., B. Sc., M.R.C.P.E., Clinical Pharmacology Section, Boston Veterans' Administration Hospital, letter of February 20, 1973__ Matthews, William H., Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, statement-- McGee, Zell G., letter of March 24, 1973__. McIntire, Clifford G., legislative director, American Farm Bureau Federa- Nixon, Dr. Alan C., president, American Chemical Society, statement.. Phillips, William L., director, Bureau of Environmental Services, Balti- more County Department of Health, letter of December 4, 1973.. Rodgers, William H., Jr., letter of March 27, 1973_ 185 Selikoff, Dr. Irving J., professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the 358 93 Shorey, Joan, Concern, Inc., statement.. 364 Smith, James R., president. The American Waterways Operators, Inc., 354 Stephenson, C. P., secretary, United Pesticide Formulators and Dis- 350 Stevenson, Hon. Adlai E., III, U.S. Senator from Illinois, letter of May 4, 364 TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT OF 1973 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1973 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room 5110, New Senate Office Building, Hon. John V. Tunney presiding. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR TUNNEY Senator TUNNEY. This morning the Subcommittee on the Environment begins 3 days of hearings designed to control toxic substances. Two bills are under consideration. I was pleased to join with the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Senator Magnuson, and the distinguished chairman of this subcommittee, Senator Hart, in introducing S. 426, entitled the "Toxic Substances Control Act of 1973." We are also pleased to have an administration bill, S. 888, before this subcommittee. In addition, three amendments to S. 426 have been introduced, dealing with: (1) Indemnities under this legislation and the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act; (2) The relationship of the Environmental Protection Agency to the Office of the Management and Budget; and (3) The monitoring of our Nation's food supply for the presence of dangerous materials. These three amendments will also be considered in these hearings. The purpose of these hearings is to hear the testimony of concerned environmental and public interest groups, the administration, and the chemical industry concerning the substance of the legislation under consideration. In addition, we will hear testimony today and Monday about two environmental contaminants which I feel will be candidates for regulation under this legislation. Today, scientists will present evidence of the pervasiveness and the hazardous nature of asbestos. Asbestos is an excellent example of a material with a myriad number of uses and problems. On Monday, the witnesses will testify as to the hazards of the heavy metal, cadmium. Although a great deal of scientific work remains to be done, there is substantial indication that is not carefully regulated, cadmium may turn out to be a serious environmental hazard. Staff members assigned to these hearings: Leonard Bickwit and Michael Brownlee. (1) The Committee on Commerce held extensive hearings and executive sessions on similar legislation in the last Congress. The legislation progressed to the point of being passed by both Houses of Congress. Unfortunately, passage by the House of Representatives occurred too late in the session to reconcile the differences with the Senate version. In my view, the legislation deserves early consideration by this committee and the Congress. In this day and age, it is intolerable that the Federal Government lacks sufficient authority to control the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances which may be environmentally harmful. Before we unleash thousands of pounds of new chemical substances into the environment, we must be assured that they will not threaten our surroundings or our health. The legislation before us would be a major step in at last giving us that assurance. (The bills and agency comments follow :) |