Post on 18-Jan-2016
High Production Volume Chemicals and TURA
Paul RichardCommonwealth of MassachusettsExecutive Office of Environmental AffairsOffice of Technical Assistance and Technology
Office of Technical Assistance and Technology
What is OTAPart of the Executive Office of
Environmental Affairs Established as part of the Massachusetts
Toxic Use Reduction programNon-regulatory technical assistance
program providing Toxic Use Reduction and compliance assistance services.
What is TURA Management Based Approach
Descriptive GoalsMeasures
Motivation: Publicly Reporting Chemical Use
EPCRA, CERCLA 300 Chemicals Reported 15 years
Fees Planning
Use of TURA DataMeasurement towards the goal
(>60% byproduct, 38% use reduction)Impacts of Technical Assistance on
Chemical UseTargeting/focus resources
•OTA•Business
Value of HPV DataCompliment TURA informationAdditional Risk Dimension To
• Understand TA impacts• Prioritize services• Facility evaluation of chemical hazards
Concept for TURA/HPV DataTop TenDashboardKleindorfer ApproachEconometric AnalysisEffectivenessEMFACT
Top Ten Use - Statewide
Dashboard Comparison of Top 10 Chemicals for SIC 28
Dashboard Comparison of Top 10 Chemicals for SIC 34
Kleindorfer Risk Score By Total Hazard Count
Kleindorfer Risk Score
Kleindorfer/TIER2/HPV Risk Analysis
0.00E+00
2.00E+08
4.00E+08
6.00E+08
8.00E+08
1.00E+09
1.20E+09
Chem
ical Q
uantit
y
Emit (No visit)
Emit (Visit)
Actual DRAFT
Econometric Analysis
Effectiveness Study - All Chemicals
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Year
Perc
ent A
void
ed
Visited
NeverNot Yet
• % Avoided
Higher % = Better Performance
• 2002-2004
Effectiveness Study - HPV Chemicals Only (Hazard Count of 6)
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Year
Per
cen
t A
void
ed
VisitedNeverNot Yet
• Similar Pattern
• 2002-2004
• Value of Targeting Resources
EMFACT
Danvers, Massachusetts
Office of Technical Assistance and Technology
617-626-1042
paul.richard@state.ma.us
http://www.mass.gov/envir/ota
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