Category Archives: Green Chemistry

PMF & Green Chemistry final reports/Ecology & EPA news/EAP sampling schedule/Upcoming mtgs.

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Task Force,

The PMF blank study final report with the changes discussed at the last Task Force meeting can be seen on the website at this link: http://srrttf.org/?page_id=10186

The final IPCBs and Pigments report from Northwest Green Chemistry can be seen at this link: http://srrttf.org/?page_id=10179

Ecology’s Water Quality Program is offering more than $183 million in financial assistance for 106 high-priority clean water projects across the state.  See the link below for more information:
From onsite septic repair to stormwater infrastructure, $183 million is going to more than 100 clean water projects

EPA’s May 2019 Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter focuses on PCBs. Click the link for some interesting articles.

Brandee Era-Miller and Siana Wong from the Dept. of Ecology will be out on the Spokane River doing sampling work the first week in August and they could use one additional person to help on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday August 6-8. Please email Siana Wong, swon461@ECY.WA.GOV if interested.

Upcoming work group meetings (conf. calls: 605-313-5141, 723394#):
July 31 – Tech Track @ 10 am (Dept. of Ecology office, 4601 N. Monroe St., Spokane)
Aug. 7 – TSCA conf. call @ 10 am
Aug. 8 – Data Management conf. call @ 3pm
Aug. 13 – Education and Outreach @ 10 am (Spokane Regional Health District office)
For meeting materials please follow this link on the website: http://srrttf.org/?page_id=9623 and then select the work group you are interested in.


EPA response to SRRTTF Inadvertent PCBs letter from 5/9/2018

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Hi Task Force,

On May 9, 2018 the Task Force sent a letter to the EPA expressing concerns about regulatory consistency between the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA).   Here is the EPA response letter: EPA letter

In addition to the letter, EPA has also provided a bibliography of inadvertent PCB research sources compiled in early 2018 : Bibliography of PCB Research 2018

Thanks!

August 13 Green Chemistry Work Group Conference Call

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The next Green Chemistry Work Group conference call is:

Date: Monday, August 13 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Conference call information

+1-240-454-0887 US Toll

Access code: 805 002 273

Click Here to join by Web. For audio, please use the phone connection.

Meeting number: 805 002 273

Please contact Adriane Borgias: abor461@ecy.wa.gov if you plan to attend.

Agenda:
Report back from Lauren Heine on Phase I work

Outline key points for Task Force briefing document

Develop Phase II recommendations for the August 22, 2018 SRRTTF meeting

 

May 15, 2018 Green Chemistry Work Group Conference Call

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The next Green Chemistry Work Group meeting will be a conference call:

Tuesday,  May 15th, 2018
10 – 11 am

To join the meeting:

Join WebEx meeting

Meeting number (access code): 809 946 323
Meeting password:      ymM9RJA9

Join from a video system or application
Dial 809946323@watech.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone
+1-240-454-0887 US Toll

Purpose of the meeting: To discuss status of product testing activities as it relates to the Comprehensive Plan
Desired Outcome: Recommendation to the SRRTTF about path forward with respect to Product Testing

Proposed Agenda:

  1. Review of Comprehensive Plan and status of Control Action items relating to Product Testing (Adriane)
  2. Summary of PCB Product Testing in Spokane (Roundtable)
  3. Discussion on what is currently being planned by member organizations (Roundtable)
  4. Data gap discussion: what are the questions, what data is needed as it relates to product testing, what testing would best further the Task Force purpose? (Roundtable)
  5. Frame report back/recommendation to the SRRTTF (Roundtable)

 

Green Chemistry: Conference Call to discuss Road Paint Pilot

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When: Friday December 1, 2017 10:00 am

Where:  Conference call information:

(360) 407-3780
PIN Code: 470351 #
Agenda:
  1. Additional information from a phone-con between Doug Krapas and Michael Jung, Thermoplastic Division Manager at SWARCO Industries regarding a diarylide-free yellow thermoplastic that has been on the Florida test deck since October 2015.
  2. Arrange for a conference call with SWARCO?
  3. Discuss what we have heard so far and evaluate a path forward:
    1. Perform a pilot study or do nothing and turn over to WA DOT and DES to evaluate?
  4. If we decide to move forward with some study, what might it look like:
    1. Simple evaluation of various products for PCB content using 1668?
    2. More detailed breakdown of product components (i.e.: Hydroseed type study)?
    3. Product performance evaluation…Test Deck?
  5. Next Steps