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High Production Volume Chemicals and TURA

High Production Volume Chemicals and TURA. Paul Richard Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Office of Technical Assistance and Technology. Office of Technical Assistance and Technology. What is OTA. Part of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

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High Production Volume Chemicals and TURA

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  1. High Production Volume Chemicals and TURA Paul Richard Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Office of Technical Assistance and Technology Office of Technical Assistance and Technology

  2. What is OTA • Part of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs • Established as part of the Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction program • Non-regulatory technical assistance program providing Toxic Use Reduction and compliance assistance services.

  3. What is TURA • Management Based Approach • Descriptive • Goals • Measures • Motivation: • Publicly Reporting Chemical Use • EPCRA, CERCLA • 300 Chemicals Reported • 15 years • Fees • Planning

  4. Use of TURA Data • Measurement towards the goal (>60% byproduct, 38% use reduction) • Impacts of Technical Assistance on Chemical Use • Targeting/focus resources • OTA • Business

  5. Value of HPV Data • Compliment TURA information • Additional Risk Dimension To • Understand TA impacts • Prioritize services • Facility evaluation of chemical hazards

  6. Concept for TURA/HPV Data • Top Ten • Dashboard • Kleindorfer Approach • Econometric Analysis • Effectiveness • EMFACT

  7. Top Ten Use - Statewide

  8. Dashboard Comparison of Top 10 Chemicals for SIC 28

  9. Dashboard Comparison of Top 10 Chemicals for SIC 34

  10. Kleindorfer/TIER2/HPV Risk Analysis Kleindorfer Risk Score Kleindorfer Risk Score By Total Hazard Count

  11. Econometric Analysis DRAFT

  12. Effectiveness Study - All Chemicals • % Avoided • Higher % = Better Performance • 2002-2004

  13. Effectiveness Study - HPV Chemicals Only (Hazard Count of 6) • Similar Pattern • 2002-2004 • Value of Targeting Resources

  14. EMFACT

  15. Danvers, Massachusetts

  16. Questions? Office of Technical Assistance and Technology 617-626-1042 paul.richard@state.ma.us http://www.mass.gov/envir/ota

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