Campus ERC Compliance Guides
Colleges and universities are subject to myriad of federal environmental laws and regulations, which are enforced by the following:
- EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
- Clean Air Act (CAA)
- Clean Water Act (CWA)
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
- Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
- OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- Laboratory Standard
- General Safety
- General Duty Clause
- Driving
- Fall Protection
- DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
- DOT - Department of Transportation
- FDA - Food and Drug Administration
- USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Toxic Substances are regulated by several of the regulations above. Click on the links below to learn more about some of the more common items found on campuses:
- Asbestos
- Carcinogens
- Lead
- Mercury
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- Trichloroethylene (TCE)
- Other
