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ITRC – A Catalyst for Change ITRC Spring Meeting Garden Grove, California Debbie Raphael Director of DTSC California Department of Environmental Toxic Substances Protection Agency Control

ITRC Mission Develop information resources and help break down barriers to the acceptance and use of technically-sound innovative solutions to environmental challenges through an active network of diverse professionals DTSC

DTSC

ITRC as Catalyst Lower “activation energy” for change – across states, across technologies Not “used up” by the reaction – have a system to keep tackling new issues DTSC

Fledgling ITRC In the beginning…. DTSC

ITRC: CA is heavily invested • Membership 80 (Government & Industry) • • Leadership Every year since 2008: a Team • Lead and/or a member of the Board • Training About 9,000 attendees since • inception DTSC

Stephen Michael DiZio DTSC DTSC

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CA Environmental Protection Agency Department of Toxic Substances • Control State Water Resources Control Board • Air Resources Board • Office of Environmental Health Hazard • Assessment Department of Pesticide Regulation • CalRecycle • DTSC

Dept. of T oxic Substances Control

The best of times, the worst… DTSC DTSC

What’s New in California • Draft Fracking Regulations (SB4) Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal • Resources (DOGGR) Role of Environmental Agencies • Groundwater/Air Impacts • Seismic Issues • Disposal of “process water” • Trade Secrets – mandates disclosure • DTSC

Toxics in Consumer Products… DTSC DTSC

Shopping for Consumer Products Shouldn’t require a PhD… or a large bank account DTSC

Manufacturers must answer the question: Is it necessary? DTSC

How It Works: The SCP Regulations Candidate 1. Chemicals Chemicals List 2. Products Priority Products (Product-Chemical Combinations) 3. Alternatives Alternatives Selection Analysis 4. Regulatory DTSC Response

Initial List of Candidate Chemicals: ~1,000 DTSC

Selecting Products: Key Prioritization Principles For each listed Priority Product there must be: • Potential exposure(s) to the Candidate Chemicals in the product AND • Potential for exposures to contribute to or cause significant or widespread adverse impacts DTSC

Children’s foam-padded sleeping products with chlorinated Tris (TDCP) DTSC DTSC

Paint/varnish remover/strippers, surface cleaners with methylene chloride DTSC

Spray polyurethane foam systems with unreacted diisocyanates DTSC DTSC

Signal to the Marketplace… DTSC

Environmental Justice DTSC

Balance the interests of communities Don't bring hazardous waste to my community Don't leave hazardous waste in my community DTSC

Newly Funded Projects Long Term Management Using Institutional Controls (5 DTSC members) Geostatistics for Remediation Optimization (led by Ning-Wu Chang) Remediation Management of Complex Sites (5 DTSC members) DTSC

DTSC & ITRC Shared Values Integrity Excellence Change Innovation DTSC