EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) plays an important role in protecting public health and the environment from potential risk from toxic chemicals for now and for generations to come. OPPTS promotes pollution prevention and the public's right to know about chemical risks. Dealing with emerging issues like endocrine disruptors and lead poisoning prevention are top priorities. Options Choices of actions.

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances An office within EPA that provides agency-wide policy, guidance, and regulation of toxic materials and that also focuses on opportunities for preventing pollution. The laws that OPPTS oversees include: TSCA, FIFRA, and PPA. See Also: EPA, TSCA, FIFRA, PPA...................