Regulatory Compliance Services Conclusion Chemicals, which are found in nature and created in laboratories, are at the heart of our highly industrialized society.
Chemicals protect our health and control pests.
They also help clothe us, shelter us, and feed us. They are found in innumerable products for our homes, businesses and industries. Although most chemicals present little or no danger to the environmental or human health when used properly, the past few decades some chemicals commonly used and widely dispersed have been found to pose a significant threat. An example of this is the family of chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. It was not until after tens of millions of pounds of PCBs were produced and released into the environment that scientists realized how persistent and potentially toxic they were.