Addressing Chemicals of Concern
David Kunz, MUPD
DEQ Environmental
Partnerships
503-229-5336
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
Topics Covered
• Shifting Policy and Laws
• Oregon’s Toxics Strategy
• The Green Chemistry Executive Order
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
Chemical Policy Shift: link science,
policy & law to spur innovation
Changing Chemical Policy:
• A Shift from ‘in vivo’ testing
to understanding toxics pathways
• Identify safer alternatives to toxic chemicals
• Provide for innovative regulatory
approaches to phase out toxics where
possible
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
Education is Shifting Too
New Chemistries
Policy & Economy
Health & Environment
New Approaches to
Education joins
critical aspects of
product(s)
development
Engineering &
Chemistry
Public Health &
Natural Resources
Law &
Business
http://coeh.berkeley.edu/greenchemistry
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
One Big Problem: TSCA
(1976)
Grandfathered existing 62,000 chemicals – unregulated
But of 20,000 new chemicals
85% have no health data
67% have no data at all
Feds can’t share data with states
EPA cannot compel testing (no sufficient authority)
EPA cannot restrict use of risky chemicals due to
“least burdensome standard” tests
EPA just completed TCE Risk assessment – 1st one in 28 years
Only 19,999 to go….
Reforms efforts have been trying for over 10 years,
2013 -three Bills in the Legislature (one bipartisan),
2014 efforts don’t look promising. GreenSciencePolicy.org
28 States Considering Toxics
Chemical Legislation
by Sarah Doll, National Director for Safer States
Oregon’s Toxics Regulations
SB 962: Bans the toxic flame retardants pentaBDE and octaBDE, ands
recommend banning decaBDE if safer alternatives are nationally
available.(Adopted in 2005)
SB 596: Phases the toxic flame retardant decaBDE from products bought
and sold in the state.(Adopted in 2009)
SB 1512: Bans mercury in lamps exceeding certain standards, requires the
state favor purchasing lighting meeting these mercury standards.
(Adopted in 2012)
Executive Order 12-02: Enables Green Chemistry innovations,
revises procurement policies to purchase environmentally
preferable products.(Adopted in 2012)
Attempted Legislation
SB 1569: Creates a list of chemicals of concern for children and requires
manufacturer disclosure. Also requires phase-out of chemicals in some
cases and allows for waivers.
DEQ’s TOXICS REDUCTION STRATEGY
Comprehensive - Integrated - Strategic
• State Sector
Based Air
Toxics
Programs
• Community Air
Toxics
Reduction
Projects
• Air Toxics
Monitoring
• Hazardous and
Solid Waste
Programs
• Environmental
Cleanup and
Underground
Tanks programs
• Drycleaner
program
• SB737 and
Wastewater
Permit Programs
• Water Standards,
TMDLs and
Monitoring
• Stormwater and
Non-Point
Programs
PAHs Deposition
PAHs PAHs Runoff
Air Land Water
Types of Actions Included in the
Toxics Reduction Strategy
• 25 Actions Included in Strategy
– Improving integration and prioritization
– Enhancing effective existing reduction efforts
– Addressing identified toxics reduction needs
– Assessing and characterizing toxics in Oregon
• Overarching theme collaboration and
partnerships
• Actions Complement Columbia River
Toxics Action Plan
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
Strategy Supported by Green Chemistry
Executive Order
• Fostering Environmentally-Friendly Purchasing
and Product Design (E.O. 12-05) signed April 2012
by Governor Kitzhaber
• Revise State of Oregon’s purchasing practices “to
effectively reduce the amount of toxic chemicals of
concern in products used by state agencies.”
• Outreach strategy for 2 business sectors
• Proposals to incentivize green chemistry
• Inter-agency toxics reduction strategy
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Growing the Green Economy
through Green Chemistry
“Green chemistry is the utilization of a set of
principles that reduces or eliminates the use
or generation of hazardous substances in the
design, manufacture and application of
chemical products.”
- Paul Anastas and John Warner, Green Chemistry:
Theory and Practice, 1998
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
CHEMICAL CATEGORY CHEMICALS
Combustion &
Petroleum By-Products: Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Dioxins and Furans Napthalenes
Consumer Product
Constituents:
Phthalates Triclosan 4-Nonyphenol (and
Nonyphenol
Ethoxylates)
Bisphenol A DEET
Current Use Pesticides:
Diazinon Chlorpyrifos Atrazine Trifluralin Chlorothalonil
Malathion Permethrin Carbaryl Pentachlorophenol Diuron
Glyphosate Hexachlorocyclohexan
e (HCH), gamma-
(Lindane)
2,4-D Propoxur (Baygon) Pendamethalin
Flame Retardants and
Industrial
Intermediates:
Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ethers
(PBDEs)
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs)
Ammonia
Legacy Pesticides:
Dieldrin DDT (and metabolites) Chlordane (and
metabolites)
Aldrin Methoxychlor
Heptachlor (&
Heptachlor epoxide)
Hexachlorocyclohexan
e, beta-
(beta-BHC)
Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorocyclohexane, alpha- (alpha-BHC)
Metals:
Mercury (and
methylmercury)
Copper Cadmium Chromium Arsenic
Lead Nickel Manganese Silver
Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs):
Tetrachloroethylene Benzene Ethylbenzene Trichloroethylene Dichlorobenzene, 1,4-
(Dichlorobenzene-p)
Toluene Formaldehyde
OREGON DEQ TOXICS FOCUS LIST (2014)
Some Chemicals of Concern in Cleaning Products Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
CHEMICAL OF CONCERN CAS NUMBER PRODUCT TYPES HAZARD TRAIT
Triclosan 3380-34-5 Soaps, toothpaste ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER
Formaldehyde 50-00-0 Hand soaps, finishes and sealers CARCINOGEN
Crystalline Silica Quartz 14464-46-1 Floor sweeping compounds CARCINOGEN
Trichloroethane 1,1,1 71-55-6 Carpet spotters, laundry spotters CARCINOGEN
Paradichlorobenzene 106-46-7 Urinal blocks CARCINOGEN
Amaranth (Red dye #2) 915-67-3 Colorant CARCINOGEN
Saffrole 94-59-7 Fragrance CARCINOGEN
Hydrofluoric Acid 7664-39-3 Mineral stain removers HIGHLY CORROSIVE
Hydrochloric Acid 7647-01-0 Toilet bowl cleaners HIGHLY CORROSIVE
Phosphoric Acid 7664-38-2 Toilet bowl Tub and Tile Cleaners HIGHLY CORROSIVE
Sodium Hydroxide 1310-73-2 Wax strippers and degreasers. HIGHLY CORROSIVE
Dibutyl phthalate 84-74-2 Floor finishes and sealers ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPE) 9016-45-9 Glass cleaners, and fragrances. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER
Ammonium Hydroxide 1336-21-6 Wax strippers, glass cleaners. INHALATION IRRITANT
Janitorial Supplies Contract:
Safer Products
• Pilot state purchasing project under Executive
Order Contracts awarded July, 2013
• Joint initiative between Oregon and
Washington and local jurisdictions; California
interested
• Specifications include:
– Products certified by EPA DfE, Green Seal and
Eco-Logo
– No antimicrobial soaps
– No carcinogens or respiratory sensitizers
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
Oregon Safer State Purchasing
Guidelines, Intend to:
• Use state purchasing power to increase demand in
procuring Safer Products
• Use DEQ Toxics Focus List
• Use third-party certifications as initial screens and
verifications
• Apply Green Chemistry in buy decisions and
procurement methods
• Measure and report on amount of toxins reduced as
result of EO
• Encourage alternatives assessments in buy decisions to
avoid regrettable substitutions
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
Oregon Safer State Purchasing
Guidelines, Intend to:
• Collaborate with California and Washington and others
on purchasing strategies to encourage manufacturers to
eliminate use of flame retardant as well as toxins
within baby products.
• Enable use of other procurement-related resources and
tools such as Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Neutral,
Cradle to Cradle and other sustainability options
• Develop opportunities for other product categories,
currently:
• Office Supplies
• Flame Retardant Free Furniture
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Interstate Collaboration on Green Chemistry
• Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3) – at University of Massachusetts Lowell – coordination and information
• Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2)
– databases and resources for: • chemical hazard and alternatives assessments
• chemical use disclosure data
• state priority chemicals
• state chemicals policies
• Northwest Green Chemistry – research and development; education
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In-state Collaboration on Green Chemistry
• Comprehensive strategy to align toxics reduction priorities between agencies where appropriate; agencies involved:
• Environmental Quality
• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Health Authority
• Administrative Services
• Business Oregon
• Transportation
• Fish and Wildlife
• Corrections
• Land Conservation and Development
• Water Resources
• Higher Education
Oregon DEQ Green Chemistry Innovation
A New Focus for Oregon
Industry
• A significant number of Oregon Industries use toxic metals and
volatile organic compounds
– 465 businesses report use of significant amounts of toluene
– Advanced Manufacturing has a big economic impact in Oregon and
also produces the largest amounts of waste and pollutants
• Over 700 businesses are required to maintain a Toxics
Use Reduction Plan. Plan Improvements can include:
– Encourage use of Alternatives Assessment Guide
– Identify opportunities to incentivize Green Chemistry for key Oregon
industries
– Use DEQ Toxics Focus List
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Oregon DEQ Toxic Use Reduction
Thank You !