Oregon Toxics Reduction & Green Chemistry PPRC Roundtable – October 24, 2012 Kevin Masterson, Oregon DEQ Agency Toxics Coordinator

Why Develop an Agency-Wide Toxics Reduction Strategy? Toxics don’t respect program boxes: –Pollutants released to air  deposit to land  run off to water Gets us beyond chemical-by-chemical approach Increases efficient use of resources by taking a more integrated and strategic approach Complements existing DEQ toxics programs –E.g., “alternative implementation strategies” for WQ Human Health Toxics Standards

Recent History of Key Oregon ore Regional Initiatives DEQ develops “Focus List” of priority chemicals Columbia Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan released 2011 DEQ Toxics Reduction Strategy drafted & presented Portland State University’s chem policy white paper 2012 Oregon Governor signs executive order promoting green chemistry and toxics reduction

DEQ Toxics Reduction Strategy: Identifying High-Priority Toxics DEQ developed “Focus List” of 51 chemicals or groups of chemicals –Based on existing agency priority lists –Diverse range of chemicals –Overlaps with priorities of other organizations EPA Chemical Action Plans Large national retailers –List is not static – expect changes over time

CHEMICAL CATEGORY CHEMICAL S Combustion & Petroleum By- Products: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Dioxins and FuransNapthalenes Consumer Product Constituents: PhthalatesTriclosan 4-Nonyphenol (and Nonyphenol Ethoxylates) Bisphenol A DEET Current Use Pesticides: DiazinonChlorpyrifosAtrazineTrifluralinChlorothalonil MalathionPermethrinCarbarylPentachlorophenolDiuron Glyphosate Hexachlorocyclohexa ne (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) AldrinMethoxychlor Heptachlor (& Heptachlor epoxide) Hexachlorocyclohexa ne, beta- (beta-BHC) Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorocyclohexa ne, alpha- (alpha- BHC) Metals: Mercury (and methylmercury) CopperCadmiumChromiumArsenic LeadNickelManganeseSilver Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): TetrachloroethyleneBenzeneEthylbenzeneTrichloroethylene Dichlorobenzene, 1,4- (Dichlorobenzene-p) TolueneFormaldehyde OREGON DEQ TOXICS FOCUS LIST (2012)

What Types of Actions are Included in the Toxics Reduction Strategy? 25 Actions Included in Strategy –Improving integration and prioritization of toxics reduction activities –Enhancing effective existing reduction efforts –Addressing identified toxics reduction needs –Assessing and characterizing toxics in Oregon Overarching theme  collaboration and partnerships

DEQ Identified 5 Priority Short-term Actions in 2012 Short-term priority actions complement and support: –Columbia River Toxics Reduction Priorities –Green Chemistry Executive Order Other Toxics Strategy actions remain relevant –Work will occur as resources allow –Strategy will be regularly assessed and refined

Short-Term Priority Actions: Integrating Technical Assistance Combining efforts of multiple DEQ programs and agencies to achieve common goals for 2 industry sectors (Action #1) –Identify viable safer alternatives through assessment tools & resources –Identify needs for green chemistry research and incentives

Short-Term Priority Actions: Leveraging Market Forces Increase state government purchasing of safer chemical alternatives using guidelines (Action #2) Work with retailers and 3 rd party certifiers to increase availability and visibility of low toxic consumer products (Action #3)

Short-Term Priority Actions: Pesticide Stewardship Partnerships Build on program that uses environmental monitoring data to focus collaborative voluntary actions (Action #4) –Existing stewardship tools and expertise –Watershed-level data provide measures of success

What Outcomes Are We Looking For? Hood River Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Results

Short-Term Priority Actions Collecting Unwanted Pesticides Establish Statewide Pesticide Collection Program (Action # 5) –Unlike WA, no dedicated funding source in Oregon –Periodic events show increasing quantities –Assembled partners to identify funding sources and coordinated plan

2012 Oregon Executive Order: Promoting Green Chemistry Executive Order No : “Fostering Environmentally-Friendly Purchasing and Product Design” Signed April 27, 2012 Lead agencies identified: –Department of Environmental Quality –Department of Administrative Services –Business Oregon (economic development)

Oregon Executive Order 12-05: 4 Key Elements of Order Develop outreach strategy for businesses to apply green chemistry (select 2 sectors) Develop proposals to incentivize green chemistry through new or existing programs Strengthen demand for low toxicity products through state purchasing practices and guidelines Develop inter-agency toxics reduction strategy to ensure efficiencies and address gaps

Next Steps & Milestones Present Columbia Basin priority actions to governmental executives on Nov. 1, 2012 Present update on DEQ toxics strategy and priority actions to Environmental Quality Commission in December, 2012 Executive order implementation  start pilot purchasing initiative for cleaning products by end of  Full implementation of 5 short-term priority actions in OR toxics reduction strategy