The Toxic Substances Control Act, enacted by the United States Congress in 1976, had an ambitious humanitarian goal: to protect people and their environment from harmful chemicals. Tens of thousands of industrial chemicals had entered the world market since the late 1940s, and the TSCA was one of the first legislative attempts to control their toxicity. Before this time, industrial chemicals were completely unregulated, and few had questioned whether any of them might ultimately prove harmful. TSCA granted the government the authority to track and regulate industrial chemicals in order to prevent harmful substances from finding their way into a wide range of consumer goods. What began as an innovative caretaking program, however, failed in the ensuing decades to deliver on its promise. The failure is primarily the result of a momentous loophole in the screening guidelines of TSCA, which prioritized chemical company profits over more vital human and environmental interests. The TSCA, rather than outlining a procedure for testing older chemicals, exempted chemicals already on the market from toxicity screening and, by extension, from regulation. Consequently, over 90% of chemicals on the market today have neither been tested to determine their level of toxicity nor been studied to evaluate their impact on the environment. Even more problematic, the structure of the TSCA makes it more profitable for industry to continue manufacturing chemicals that may or may not be harmful than to develop alternative, guaranteed-safe formulas. Which of the following sentences represents the most logical continuation of Paragraph 2 above? A. Because of this, it is practically assured that any toxic chemical on the market before 1976 is still at large in the human population today. B. What is more, the Environmental Protection Agency is also severely lax in its oversight function. C. Not only this, but health researchers have also discovered an undeniable link between environmental factors and certain types of cancer. D. In the long term, however, human populations will be better served if manufacturers will adjust the composition of their most popular chemicals. E. Nevertheless, industrial chemical companies continue to enjoy yearly economic growth.

Hi, I would advise focusing on the wording of D), and if the paragraph is actually doing that: For D) to be correct, both paragraphs would need to be talking about how US perspectives about chemical regulation have changed over time. This is not actually the case. Paragraph 1 is just being used to set context about TSCA. Instead, its actually talking about the goal of the act, and why/how it failed in doing so Hope this helps!

Here are the other questions in case anyone wants to refer to them. 2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about industrial chemicals already on the market when TSCA was enacted? The ones still available today are unregulated. All of them had been formulated in the 1940s. Chemical companies knew they were harmful but continued selling them. Environmental activists had long been concerned with the toxicity of unregulated chemicals. The US had the largest number of unregulated industrial chemicals in the world. 3. Which of the following most accurately states the purpose of the passage? To question the government's ability to safeguard human and environmental health. To compare attitudes toward industrial chemicals in the 1940s and the 1970s. To argue that a policy regarding regulation of chemicals has not been effective. To summarize the history of US perspectives on industrial chemical regulation. To cite examples of regulatory policies that have been mostly unsuccessful

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Hi,

I would advise focusing on the wording of D), and if the paragraph is actually doing that:

For D) to be correct, both paragraphs would need to be talking about how US perspectives about chemical regulation have changed over time. This is not actually the case.
Paragraph 1 is just being used to set context about TSCA.
Instead, its actually talking about the goal of the act, and why/how it failed in doing so

Hope this helps!

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I still feel answer is D

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I'm only able to see the first question V06-36 here. How may i access the last 3 questions from this thread?

You should be able to access them through the explanations in the Tests. I think we are trying to keep them 1 question per topic. However, any specific questions you have about others?

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You should be able to access them through the explanations in the Tests. I think we are trying to keep them 1 question per topic. However, any specific questions you have about others?

What is the purpose of creating more confusion? Is there a way we can do the basic work of reading all the questions at one place instead of going on a literal quest?

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I'm only able to see the first question V06-36 here. How may i access the last 3 questions from this thread?

Did you find a way to see the other questions?

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Here are the other questions in case anyone wants to refer to them.

2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about industrial chemicals already on the market when TSCA was enacted?

The ones still available today are unregulated.
All of them had been formulated in the 1940s.
Chemical companies knew they were harmful but continued selling them.
Environmental activists had long been concerned with the toxicity of unregulated chemicals.
The US had the largest number of unregulated industrial chemicals in the world.

3. Which of the following most accurately states the purpose of the passage?

To question the government's ability to safeguard human and environmental health.
To compare attitudes toward industrial chemicals in the 1940s and the 1970s.
To argue that a policy regarding regulation of chemicals has not been effective.
To summarize the history of US perspectives on industrial chemical regulation.
To cite examples of regulatory policies that have been mostly unsuccessful

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Q2: I was initially confused between A and C. After re-reading the passage, I realized that Option C assumes chemical companies knew the chemicals were harmful, but the passage never says that. It only talks about loopholes in the law and the lack of testing. So C goes beyond what can be inferred. Option A made more sense to me because the passage says that the chemicals already on the market were not tested or regulated, and many of them are still being used today. I was a little confused because the passage says "many" and not "all." Still, Option A is much better supported by the passage than Option C.
Answer: A
Q3: The correct answer is C. While the first paragraph provides background on TSCA, the second paragraph focuses on why the policy failed to achieve its purpose. The author's main point is that the regulation of chemicals has not been effective, making C the best statement of the passage's purpose.
Answer: C