January 30, 2007
Toxics Use Reduction Institute Science Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
January 30, 2007
Members Present: Larry Boise, Chris Swartz, Hilary Eustace, Dave Williams, Beth Rosenberg, Anne Marie Desmarais
Others present: Heather Tenney (TURI), Mike Ellenbecker (TURI), John Raschko (OTA), Lucy Servidio (Cappacio Engineering), Glenn Keith (DEP) Carol Rowan West ( DEP), Paul Richard (OTA)
Welcome and Introductions
Minutes: November minutes approved as written.
Program updates
- This may be a good time to get appointments through - there will be a push on this. New resumes from some members may be needed.
- New EOEA Staff - David Cash has replaced Dave Lutes at EOEA
- New TURA regs are out for comment - hearings are the third week of February.
Overview of work to be done on the new law
The major activities were reviewed; officially designating 10 more/less hazardous chemicals and reviewing the CERCLA chemicals prior to Aug 1, 2007. The goal is to finalize More Hazardous Chemicals in January, Less Hazardous Chemicals in February, the first set of CERCLA chemicals in March, and the remaining (never reported) CERCLA chemicals in April-June.
More Hazardous Chemicals
The discussion then focused on the More Hazardous Chemicals. Heather shared her list of which chemicals got the most "hits" from the criteria. Members and others shared their lists and the methods they used to get them. Each member focused on slightly different criteria ranging from acute and chronic toxicity, neurotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, BCF, MRLs and IARC ratings. Member;s lists were written on the white board and the chemicals with the most votes were identified as follows:
4 Votes:
Sodium Cyanide
Hydrogen Cyanide
3 Votes:
ETO
Phosgene
2 Votes:
Carbon Tetrachloride
Nickel Compounds
Chlorine
Arsenic Compounds
Hexavalent Chromium Compounds
DBCP
Cadmium Compounds
Formaldehyde
Benzene
TCE
Perc
The board expressed an interest in knowing which chemicals are currently being reported under TURA. Heather said she would report back on that at the next meeting.
There was a motion to move that the above listed 15 chemicals are forwarded to TURI for Policy Analysis. A supplemental list of 6 chemicals as a reserve to the first 15 was also forwarded. 5 members voted in favor, 1 abstained.
The supplemental list is a list of 6 chemicals with one vote as follows: Fluoroacetic acid, hexachloro 1,3 butadiene, toxaphene, epichlorohydrin, hydrogen fluoride, fuming sulfuric acid.