Reduction Strategy PPRC Roundtable October 24 2012 Holly Davies PhD Washington State Department of Ecology Reducing Toxic Threats Identify amp Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern Benign design ID: 251927
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Washington Toxics Reduction Strategy
PPRC RoundtableOctober 24, 2012
Holly Davies, PhD
Washington State Department of Ecology Slide2
Reducing Toxic Threats
Identify & Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern
Benign design
Kids & environment protected
Manufacturers share the responsibility
MANAGEMENT
Needed but costly strategies to prevent the release
of toxics to the environment.
PREVENTION
Safer Alternatives
Green Chemistry
Phase out PBTs
Averting toxic exposures and avoiding future costs is the smartest, cheapest and healthiest approach.
CLEANUP
Needed but costly solutions to avoidable contamination.Slide3
Identify & Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern (Part 1)
Children’s Safe Products Act (CSPA)Reporting law
Build transparency through disclosureChemicals of high concern to children (CHCCs)First reports Aug. 2012Second reports expected Feb. 2013Product testing for compliance
Long termUse of COCs routinely disclosedMarket drives demand3Slide4
Chemicals of High Concern for Children
Potential CHCCs
High Priority Chemicals
Exposure Indicators
2044
2219
476
List of 66 CHCCs
prioritized by children’s toxicity and exposureSlide5
Identify & Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern (Part 2)
Puget Sound Toxics Loading StudyMulti-year, multi-agency study
17 COCsSourcesLoadingsLand uses (4)Pathways (9)- stormwaterNational Estuary Program funding
Puget Sound PartnershipAction Agenda5Slide6
Puget Sound Priorities
CopperBrake padsBoat paintInvestigate urban pesticides
PAHsWood smoke, creosote treated wood, vehiclesRoofingInvestigate components and runoff
Metals, phthalates, etc. Petroleum drips and leaksManage stormwater runoff6Slide7
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals (PBTs)
List of PBTs “worst of the worst” Chemical Action Plans (CAPs)RecommendationsImplementCurrent authority
New authority Partners7Slide8
Selected CAP Recommendations
Mercury (2003)Ban on some usesLamp recycling and product stewardshipPBDEs (2006)
Ban on some uses, after an alternatives assessmentLead (2009)Ban on wheel weightsLead-based paint assessment and remediationToxic Metals focus for pollution prevention planningPAH (expected 2012)
Wood smokeCreosote treated woodVehicles8Slide9
More PBTs
MonitoringBaseline and trendsPCB CAP next New multi-year schedule of CAPs
Update the PBT RuleLong term goalsNo new uses of PBTsManagement of existing PBTsSlide10
Alternatives Assessment
Multi-state guidance documentModules to customize useHazard assessmentGreen Screen
Quick Chemical Assessment Tool (QCAT)Will pick five chemicals to test AA guidanceAssistance to businessesPost AAs to IC2 databaseLong term goalsRoutine use by businesses
Assessment before use 10Slide11
Green Chemistry
Draft RoadmapCreating awareness and capacityBuilding the programSustaining the program
Green Chemistry Center fundingEducationWorkshops for teachersCurriculumTarget safer alternatives for COCs in Puget Sound and Columbia RiverLong term goals
All chemistry is green 11Slide12
Future Chemical PolicyMove away from whack-a-mole
Specific chemicalSpecific product(s)Manufacturers to share responsibility
TSCA reformReview before use
Lead
Phthalates
BPASlide13
Resources
Holly DaviesSenior Scientist
(360) 407-7398Holly.davies@ecy.wa.gov
Carol KraegeToxics Coordinator(360) 407-6906Carol.kraege@ecy.wa.gov13
Reducing Toxic Threats
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/toxics/index.htm
Children’s Safe Products
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/cspa/
Puget Sound Toxics Loading Assessmenthttp://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/pstoxics/index.html
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic chemicalshttp://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/pbt/ Alternative Assessmenthttp://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/ChemAlternatives/index.html Green Chemistryhttp://www.ecy.wa.gov/sustainability/greenchem.html