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Massachuse(s)Toxics)Use)Reduc1on)Act) (TURA):)Reducing)the)Use)of)Carcinogens)

Rachel'Massey' Senior'Associate'Director'&'Policy'Program'Manager' Massachuse8s'Toxics'Use'Reduc=on'Ins=tute' ' World'Cancer'Congress' August'30,'2012'

Overview )

• TURA:'How'it'works'
• TURA'results:'All'reportable'chemicals'
• TURA'results:'Carcinogens'
• Reducing'carcinogen'use:'Examples'
• Related'efforts'in'other'jurisdic=ons'

How)TURA)Works ) Users)of)large)amounts)of)toxic) chemicals)must:)

– Report''toxics)use' – Pay''fees))

• Funds)support)services)to)industry)

– Plan,toxics)reduc1on)

TURA)Structure:)) Implemen1ng)Agencies)

Massachuse8s'Department'of' Environmental'Protec=on'(MassDEP)' Office'of'Technical'Assistance'and' Technology'(OTA)' Toxics'Use'Reduc=on'Ins=tute'(TURI)'

Repor1ng:)Focus)on)USE )

Produc=on'Unit ' InUplant'treatment' '

• r'recycling

' Byproduct Raw Material Product Waste / Emissions

Toxics)Use)Reduc1on)Planning)

• Facili=es'iden=fy'
• p=ons;'conduct'

EH&S,'technical,'&' financial'analysis'

• Planning'is'

mandatory;' implementa=on'is' voluntary'

• Plan'must'be'signed'

by'cer=fied'planner'

TUR)Techniques)

• Input'subs=tu=on'
• Product'reformula=on'
• Produc=on'unit'

redesign,'modifica=on,'

• r'moderniza=on'
• Improved'opera=ons'&'

maintenance'

• Integral'recycling'

Industry)Sectors)Subject)to)TURA:) Examples )

• Chemical'distributors'&'formulators'
• Dry'cleaners'
• Electronics'manufacturers'
• Manufacturers'of'industrial'equipment'
• Medical'device'manufacturers'
• Metal'finishers'and'platers'
• Military'&'aerospace'contractors'
• Municipal'waste'incinerators'
• Paint'formulators'
• Plas=cs'compounders'

Limita1ons)of)TURA )

• Sectors''not'covered'

– Government,'higher'educa=on,'health'care,' R&D'

• 10'employee'threshold'
• Toxics'in'consumer'products'

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TURA)Results,)1990)S)2005)

Total Use

200 400 600 800 Y ear

40% ↓

On-Site Releases

5 10 15 20 25 Y ear

91% ↓

Results)2000)S)2009)

Economic)Benefits) )

• f)Toxics)Use)Reduc1on

)

• Savings'in'opera=ng'costs'from'TUR'implementa=on:'

– $88'million'from'1990'to'1997' – $43'to'$50'million'from'2000'to'2009'

• Reduced'costs'for'OSHA'and'EPA'compliance,'
• ccupa=onal'illness'and'lost'work'days.'
• Improved'regulatory'compliance,'reducing'fines'and'

penal=es.'

• Enhanced'compe==veness'in'interna=onal'markets.''

Use)of)Carcinogens)under)TURA)

• How'are'we'doing'with'regard'to'protec=ng'

workers'and'communi=es'from'carcinogen' exposures?''

• Where'are'there'opportuni=es'for'us'to'do'

more?''

Use)of)Carcinogens)under)TURA)

We'considered'chemicals'that'have'been' reported'under'TURA'and'are'on'one'of' the'following'lists:' – IARC:'Groups'1,'2A' – IRIS:'Groups'A,'B1,'B2' – NTP'“known”'and'“reasonably' an=cipated”'to'be'a'human'carcinogen'

0" 100,000,000" 200,000,000" 300,000,000" 400,000,000" 500,000,000" 600,000,000" 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Figure 5: Total Use of Known or Suspected Carcinogens TURA Program, 1990-2010

0" 1,000,000" 2,000,000" 3,000,000" 4,000,000" 5,000,000" 6,000,000" 7,000,000" 8,000,000" 9,000,000" 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Figure 6: Total Environmental Releases of Known or Suspected Carcinogens TURA Program, 1990-2010

Known)or)Suspected)Mammary) Carcinogens)reported)under)TURA,) 1990S2010)

• 1,2UDibromoU3Uchloropropane'
• 1,3UButadiene'
• 1,4UDioxane'
• 2UMethylaziridine''
• 3,3'UDichlorobenzidine'

dihydrochloride'

• 4,4'UMethylene'bis(2U

chloroaniline)'

• Acetaldehyde'
• Acrylonitrile'
• Benzene'
• Carbon'tetrachloride'
• Methylene'chloride'
• Dioxin'and'dioxin'compounds'
• Ethylene'dichloride'
• Ethylene'oxide'
• Hexachlorobenzene'
• Hydrazine'
• Nitrobenzene'
• oUAminoazotoluene''
• Polychlorinated'biphenyls''
• Styrene'monomer'
• Toluene'Diisocyanate''

! 2,000,000% 4,000,000% 6,000,000% 8,000,000% 10,000,000% 12,000,000% 14,000,000% 16,000,000% 18,000,000% 20,000,000% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Figure 11: Known & Suspected Breast & Mammary Gland Carcinogens Total Use TURA Program, 1990-2010

! 200,000% 400,000% 600,000% 800,000% 1,000,000% 1,200,000% 1,400,000% 1,600,000% 1,800,000% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Figure 12: Known & Suspected Breast & Mammary Gland Carcinogens Total Environmental Releases TURA Program, 1990-2010

Use of Known/Suspected Breast/Mammary Carcinogens: Primary Industries TURA Program, 1990-2010

Rank (1990- 2010) Chemical Name Total in 2010 (latest year of TURA data) % Change (1990-2010) Primary Industry Sectors # of Facilities Reporting (2010) USE 1. Styrene Monomer 292,654,148

• 26%

Plastic materials and resins; Chemical distribution 11 2. Toluene Diisocyanate 12,750,614 +561% Plastics resins manufacturing; Paints; Plastic foam products 4 3. Methylene Chloride 3,387,455

• 56%

Chemicals and allied products (primarily paints, pharmaceuticals and adhesives); Chemical distribution 11 ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES 1. Methylene Chloride 21,672

• 99%

Chemicals and allied products primarily paints, pharmaceuticals and adhesives); Chemical distribution 11 2. Styrene Monomer 9,847

• 98%

Plastic materials and resins; Chemical distribution 11 3. Acetaldehyde 9,900*

• 91%*

Plastics materials and resins *2005 was the last year facilities reported use of acetaldehyde

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TURA)Program)Ac1vi1es)Related)to) Reducing)Carcinogen)Use:)Examples)

• Small)Business)Grants)&)Demonstra1on)Sites)

– Reducing'the'use'of'perchloroethylene,in' dry'cleaning' – Reducing'the'use'of'hexavalent,chromium, in'metal'finishing'and'pla=ng'

Perchloroethylene))in)Dry)Cleaning)

• Promoting shift to

wet cleaning

• Grants
• Technical

assistance

• Demonstration

sites

Reducing)Carcinogen)Use:)Examples,) cont’d)

• OnSsite)Technical)Assistance'

– Reducing'the'use'of'formaldehyde'in'electroless' silver'&'copper'pla=ng'processes' – Reducing'the'use'of'trichloroethylene,and,other, halogenated,solvents,in'surface'cleaning'

• Supply'Chain'Work'Groups'

– Reducing'the'use'of'hexavalent,chromium,in' military'&'aerospace'applica=ons' – Reducing'the'use'of'phthalates,in'wire'&'cable''

! 1,000,000% 2,000,000% 3,000,000% 4,000,000% 5,000,000% 6,000,000% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Trichloroethylene Total Use, TURA Program 1990-2010

! 2,000,000% 4,000,000% 6,000,000% 8,000,000% 10,000,000% 12,000,000% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Methylene Chloride Total Use, TURA Program 1990-2010

Company)Case)Study:)Gentex)Op1cs)

• Reduced'solvents'

used'in'the'coa=ng' process'by'87%.'

• Reduced'emissions'

up'to'90%.'

• Reduced'water'use'by

' 4.5'million'gallons'per ' year,'or'34%.'

Company)Case)Study:)A.W.)Chesterton)

• Eliminated'12'tons'of'chlorinated'solvent'waste;'

saved'over'$113,000'by'switching'to'waterUbased' cleaners.'

• Reduced'overall'regulated'waste'by'40%;'direct'

savings'of'$47,000'by'using'safer'or'more'efficient' materials'or'formula=ons.'

Reducing)Carcinogen)Use:)Examples,) cont’d)

• University'Research'

– Alterna=ves'to'formaldehyde'in'adhesive' formula=ons' – Alterna=ves'to'styrene,in'polymer' applica=ons'

Trends:)Limita1ons)of)the)Data)

• Trade'secret'claims''
• Changes'in'repor=ng'thresholds'

– Higher'Hazard'Substance'designa=ons:'1,000'lbs'' – TRI'PBTs'have'thresholds'ranging'from'.1'gram'to' 100'pounds.'''

• Changes'in'repor=ng'requirements'(e.g.'

addi=on'of'chemicals'to'the'list;'addi=on'of' sectors)'

! 2,000,000% 4,000,000% 6,000,000% 8,000,000% 10,000,000% 12,000,000% 14,000,000% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Formaldehyde Total Use, TURA Program 1990-2010

! 2,000,000% 4,000,000% 6,000,000% 8,000,000% 10,000,000% 12,000,000% 14,000,000% 16,000,000% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Pounds Lead and Compounds Total Use, TURA Program 1990-2010

Policy)Efforts)

– Emerging'concerns:'e.g.'nUpropyl'bromide' – Higher'Hazard'Substances:'Lowering' repor=ng'threshold'for'substances'of' par=cular'concern' – Regula=ng'hexavalent'chromium'separately' from'other'chromium'compounds'

Other)state)efforts)adopted) contemporaneously)

• Maine:'Toxics'Use'and'Hazardous'Waste'

Reduc=on'(1989)'

• Minnesota:'Minnesota'Toxic'Pollu=on'

Preven=on'Act'(1990)'

• Oregon:'Reduc=on'of'Use'of'Toxic'Substances'

and'Hazardous'Waste'Genera=on'(1989)'

• Vermont:'Toxics'Use'Reduc=on'and'Hazardous'

Waste'Reduc=on'(1989)'

• New'Jersey:'Pollu=on'Preven=on'Act'(1991)'

TURASrelated)ac1vi1es)in)other) jurisdic1ons)(recent))

• Maine'
• Washington'
• California'
• New'York'
• Ontario'
• Toronto'
• Alberta'

Contact'Informa=on:' Rachel Massey ' Massachuse8s'Toxics'Use'Reduc=on'Ins=tute ' University'of'Massachuse8s'Lowell ' www.turi.org ' massey@turi.org;'978U934U3124 '

' Acknowledgments:'Carcinogens'analysis'by'Molly'Jacobs'(Lowell'Center'for' Sustainable'Produc=on)'and'Heather'Tenney'(TURI)'(report'forthcoming,' October'2012)'

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Addi=onal'Slides '

Core)principles )

• Focus'on'Use''
• Focus'on'Hazard'
• Focus'on'Planning'
• Avoid'risk'shioing'
• Combina=on'of'mandatory'&'voluntary'

elements'

• Diffusion'of'informa=on'through'cer=fied'

planners'

• Primary'preven=on'of'disease'by'avoiding'

toxic'exposures'

Higher)Hazard)Substances:)) TCE)Results)

Pounds of TCE Used by TURA Filers, 2000 - 2009

500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

* Note: Reporting threshold dropped to 1,000 lbs/year in 2009. Of the total reported, 73,354 lbs w ere due to this low er threshold.

Higher)Hazard)Substances:)) PCE)Results)

Pounds of PCE Used by TURA Filers, 2000 - 2009

200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

* Note: Reporting threshold dropped to 1,000 lbs/year in 2009. The data reported for 2009 include 78,521 lbs reported due to the low er threshold.

Elements)of)a)TUR)Plan)

Statement of management policy Employee notification & input Process mapping Materials accounting Options identification Options evaluation (including screening & technical & financial evaluation) Plan certification & implementation

Facili1es)subject)to)TURA) requirements )

• Large'quan=ty'toxics'users'in'covered'sectors'

with'>'10'FTE’s'

• Thresholds:''

– Manufactured'or'processed:'25,000'lbs) – Otherwise'used:10,000'lbs' – PBTs:'

• Lead,'lead'compounds,'&'others:'100'lbs'
• Mercury,'mercury'compounds,'&'others:'10'lbs'
• Dioxin'&'dioxinUlike'compounds:'0.1'gram'

– Higher'Hazard'Substances:1,000'lbs'

Supply)Chain)Work)Groups)

Lead-free Electronics Consortium

• Collaborative performance testing

Wire & Cable Work Group

• Reducing use of phthalates, heavy

metals

Military & Aerospace Work Group

• Addressing barriers to replacing

hexavalent chromium and halogenated solvents