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Washington Toxics Reduction Strategy PPRC Roundtable October 24, 2012 Holly Davies, PhD Washington State Department of Ecology.

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1 Washington Toxics Reduction Strategy PPRC Roundtable October 24, 2012 Holly Davies, PhD Washington State Department of Ecology

2 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.

3 Identify & Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern (Part 1) Children’s Safe Products Act (CSPA) –Reporting law Build transparency through disclosure –Chemicals of high concern to children (CHCCs) –First reports Aug. 2012 –Second reports expected Feb. 2013 –Product testing for compliance Long term –Use of COCs routinely disclosed –Market drives demand 3

4 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 exposure

5 Identify & Gather Data on Chemicals of Concern (Part 2) Puget Sound Toxics Loading Study –Multi-year, multi-agency study –17 COCs Sources Loadings Land uses (4) Pathways (9)- stormwater National Estuary Program funding Puget Sound Partnership –Action Agenda 5

6 Puget Sound Priorities Copper –Brake pads –Boat paint –Investigate urban pesticides PAHs –Wood smoke, creosote treated wood, vehicles Roofing –Investigate components and runoff –Metals, phthalates, etc. Petroleum drips and leaks Manage stormwater runoff 6

7 Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals (PBTs) List of PBTs “worst of the worst” Chemical Action Plans (CAPs) Recommendations Implement –Current authority –New authority –Partners 7

8 Selected CAP Recommendations Mercury (2003) –Ban on some uses –Lamp recycling and product stewardship PBDEs (2006) –Ban on some uses, after an alternatives assessment Lead (2009) –Ban on wheel weights –Lead-based paint assessment and remediation –Toxic Metals focus for pollution prevention planning PAH (expected 2012) –Wood smoke –Creosote treated wood –Vehicles 8

9 More PBTs Monitoring –Baseline and trends PCB CAP next New multi-year schedule of CAPs Update the PBT Rule Long term goals –No new uses of PBTs –Management of existing PBTs

10 Alternatives Assessment Multi-state guidance document –Modules to customize use Hazard assessment –Green Screen –Quick Chemical Assessment Tool (QCAT) Will pick five chemicals to test AA guidance Assistance to businesses –Post AAs to IC2 database Long term goals –Routine use by businesses –Assessment before use 10

11 Green Chemistry Draft Roadmap –Creating awareness and capacity –Building the program –Sustaining the program Green Chemistry Center funding Education –Workshops for teachers –Curriculum Target safer alternatives for COCs in Puget Sound and Columbia River Long term goals –All chemistry is green 11

12 Future Chemical Policy Move away from whack-a-mole –Specific chemical –Specific product(s) Manufacturers to share responsibility TSCA reform –Review before use Lead Phthalates BPA

13 Resources Holly Davies Senior Scientist (360) 407-7398 Holly.davies@ecy.wa.gov Carol Kraege Toxics Coordinator (360) 407-6906 Carol.kraege@ecy.wa.gov 13 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 Assessment http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/pstoxics/index.html Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic chemicals http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/pbt/ Alternative Assessment http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/ChemAlternatives/index.html Green Chemistry http://www.ecy.wa.gov/sustainability/greenchem.html


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