PPT-Getting to the Source of PCBs: Fixing TSCA

Presented by Rick Eichstaedt March 26 2013 Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs 209 congeners Congeners differ in Abundance Physical properties Biological effects Aroclors are mixtures of congeners . . Overview of the Regulations. (What are the rules?). The Current PCB Regulations 40 CFR Part 761. Section . 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control . Act of . 1976 . (. TSCA. ). Generally bans manufacture. Dioxins and PCBs. What are Dioxins and PCBs?. Dioxins are . colourless. , . odourless. organic compounds . containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and chlorine. . There are . many different dioxins. , of which 17 are known to be toxic to humans. . for College/University . Laboratory & Environmental Health Professionals. Bradley Grams, Chemical Programs Coordinator. U.S. EPA, Region 5, Land & Chemicals Division. Objectives. General awareness, background and overview of the TSCA PCB regulations. Yu Pei. , Yi Wei, Carlo Furia, Martin Nordio, Bertrand Meyer. Chair of Software Engineering, ETH Zürich . Program . Fixing. Program fixing. Find a fault. Analyze the fault. Where. What. Fix the fault. Arrow Attachment . Designs (2 PCBs). Arrow Attachment . Designs (1 PCB). Yingfei . Xiong. University of Tokyo, Japan. Zhenjiang Hu. National Institute of Informatics, Japa. n. Haiyan. Zhao. Peking University,. China. Hui. Song. Peking University,. China. Masato Takeichi. Director of Proposal Development & . Principal in Charge of PCB Remediation Activities. March 30, 2011. Managing PCB Contaminated . Building Materials . PCBs In Building Materials. Where they are found ?. Mei Adachi, Period 2. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Draft Year: 1976. Ame. ndment Year: In 2016 for . Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. . The Toxic Substances Control Act is a national law that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. . Feb. . 24, 2011. Background. TSCA. (Toxic . Substances Control Act)…. Was . enacted in 1976. Is . intended to protect public health and the environment from unreasonable risk without overburdening the chemical industry. Draft Year: 1976. Amendment Years: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992. Affects only U.S. businesses and firms (national). Chris Yang. Period 3. Functions. Regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. Remediation Projects with PCB Self-Implementing Cleanup Plans Georgia Brownfields Conference By Wanda Farmer, REM April 23, 2019 1 PCB Information for the Layman What are PCBs Cliff Notes on PCBs Where to find information on PCBs Gabriele Ludewig, PhD. University of Iowa. PCBs in Schools. Risk e-Learning . Webinar . April 28, 2014. Outline. Human diseases and PCBs . Receptor-driven mechanisms. AhR. RYR. ER. Metabolic activation. By Sara DeLeon, Rayko Halitschke, Ralph S. Hames, Andre Kessler, Timothy J. DeVoogd, and Andre A. Dhondt. PLoS. ONE 8(9):e73471. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073471, 2013 . Presented by . Erum. . Hadi. . Moderator: Mark Maddaloni . DrPH. , DABT. Introduction. `. 2. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Common. Aroclors. Chlorine . Weight %. Number . of . Congeners. Aroclor 1221. 21%. 60+. Aroclor 1232.