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Regional Workshop on Chemicals in Commerce: Using Data on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals

Boston University Conference Center Tyngsboro, MA, United States

Presented by the NEWMOA and EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Workshop Goals: Educate stakeholders about the EPA High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program, as well as other sources of chemical toxicity & environmental information Share experiences about the use of HPV chemicals data Develop ideas on how agencies and programs in New England […]

Characterizing Chlorinated Solvent Sites

Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center Westford, MA, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Logistics 9:45 Considerations for the Assessment of Chlorinated Solvents 2007 Dr. Nancy Kinner - University of New Hampshire, Environmental Research Group 10:45 Break 11:00 Designing the Characterization of a Site with Chlorinated Solvents 2007 Ryan Wymore - Camp, Dresser, and McKee (CDM) 12:00 Lunch (Provided) 1:00 […]

Characterizing Chlorinated Solvent Sites

The Publick House 277 Main St, Sturbridge, MA, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Logistics 9:45 Considerations for the Assessment of Chlorinated Solvents 2007 Dr. Nancy Kinner - University of New Hampshire, Environmental Research Group 10:45 Break 11:00 Designing the Characterization of a Site with Chlorinated Solvents 2007 Ryan Wymore - Camp, Dresser, and McKee (CDM) 12:00 Lunch (Provided) 1:00 […]

Regional Workshop on Chemicals in Commerce: Using Data on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals

US EPA Region 4 Office 61 Forsyth St. S.W, Atlanta, GA, United States

Workshop Sponsors/Organizors: Presented by the EPA Region 4; EPA Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics; NEWMOA Overview: The Workshop covered the EPA's High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program and described various new and interesting data use projects and initiatives, including efforts related to green chemistry. The session included a description of the HPV Information System […]

Workshop on Cleanup Advice for Compact Fluorescent Lamps

University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus, Law School Portland, ME, United States

The purpose of this meeting was to provide local, state, provincial, and federal environmental and health officials with an opportunity to discuss the available monitoring data regarding breakage of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), potential health effects from exposure to mercury released as a result of broken CFLs, and appropriate advice for homeowners on proper clean-up […]

Innovative Solid Waste Management Methods

Presentation by Mr. Binder Definition of New and Emerging Technologies Technology Categories-Thermal, Biological, Chemical, Mechanical, Other Overview of More Advanced Technologies-Companies, Processes, Status of Development, U.S Initiatives General Discussion of Environmental Benefits Discussion of Planning Level Economics Obstacles to Development-Lack of Knowledge of Technologies, No Current US Commercial Facility, Lack of Regulatory Policy or Regulations, […]

Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance for Hospitality Facilities

The webinar included the following presentations: Peter Cooke, ME DEP Green Lodging Peter Cooke, ME DEP 2007 Maine Environmental Leader Lodging Sector Impact Survey Summary Data Gary Gulka, VT DEC Vermont's Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State Program Ron Gagnon & Tom Armstrong, RI DEM Rhode Island Hospitality Green Certification

Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance for Auto Body Shops

The webinar included the following presentations: Peter Cooke, ME DEP Effects of VOCs and HAPs Tom Armb, RI DEM RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification Program Tara Acker, NEWMOA & Steve DeGabriele, MA DEP Common Measures Project Overview Common Measures Project - Final Auto Body Indicators Susan Lancey, EPA Region I NESHAP: Paint Stripping and […]

Garment Cleaning

The webinar included the following presentations: Joy Onasch & Pam Civie, TURI Wet Cleaning Outreach in Massachusetts Video Presentation Margaret Sheppard, EPA Stratospheric Protection Division Health Effects of n-Propyl Bromide Ky Asral, NJ DEP New Perc Rule Peter Sinsheimer, Pollution Prevention Center, Occidental College Demonstrating the Viability of Professional Wet Cleaning: California and Beyond

The Common Measures Lessons Learned Meeting

The Publick House 277 Main St, Sturbridge, MA, United States

Agenda 9:00 Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introduction Important Context - Please keep in mind the following questions as we review Phases 1, 2 & 3: If you were to duplicate this Project, what aspects worked well? Were there any barriers and if so, how did you overcome them? If we were to do this […]

Green Cleaning

The webinar included the following presentations: Michael DiGiore, NJDEP New Jersey Green Cleaning Cheryl Baldwin, Ph.D., Green Seal, Inc. Environmental Standards and the GS-37 Revision Libby Sommer, Design for the Environment (DfE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Design for the Environment (DfE) Program