Acknowledgments

This book reflects the work, views, and opinions of the authors. This book does not
represent the work, views, or opinions of any of the authors’ current or past employers ,
their clients, or their staff.
We wish to acknowledge the assistance of Lucila Telles, Keisha Voigt, Amy
Halloran, and Wendy Longley-Cook, who helped prepare background material for
the book and provided advice and encouragement.
We are grateful to Flávio de Miranda Ribeiro, Meron Petro Zajac, and Marcelo
de Souza Minelli of Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental (CETESB)
for the opportunity to evaluate options for reducing the impacts of toxic chemicals for
the state of São Paulo. While work for CETESB formed some of the background for
this book, the program suggested in this book is not the same program developed
for or being considered by CETESB for implementation in São Paulo, Brazil.
We are grateful to Maria Victoria Peeler, Senior Policy Specialist, Hazardous
Waste and Toxics Reduction, Washington State Department of Ecology, who helped
us to understand the programs she worked on for reducing toxic chemicals, particularly mercury, in the state of Washington.
We are indebted to Michael DiGiore, chief, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Right to Know, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, for his help in collecting information on the program in New Jersey.
We appreciate the help that Nate and Stacy Higgins provided in assisting with
research and editing of the manuscript.
Finally, and most important, we appreciate the overall and continuous support,
encouragement, and understanding of our families. You endured our lengthy physical
and mental absences as we conducted research for and wrote this book.
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