320
Index
. Washington.Department.of.Ecology.
persistent,.bioaccumulative.toxins.
program.and.other.targeted.chemical
programs,.176–179
. . basis.for.mercury.reduction.program,.17
. . effectiveness.of.program,.179
. . financial.impacts,.179
. . program.requirements,.177–178
. . role.of.stakeholders,.179
Incentives,.237,.271
Ingestion.carcinogenicity,.60,.62
Ingestion.noncarcinogenic.toxicity,.63
Inhalation.carcinogenicity,.62–63
Inhalation.noncarcinogenic.toxicity,.63
Inhalation.reference.concentration.(RfCi),.61
Inhalation.unit.risk.(IUR),.60
IUR, see Inhalation.unit.risk
J
Japan
. Class.I.designated.chemical.substances,.48
. pollutant.release.and.transfer.register,.48
. specific.Class.I.designated.substances,.48
l
Lean.and.environment.program,.218–222
. basis.for.program,.219
. company.examples,.222
. effectiveness.of.program,.221–222
. financial.impacts,.221
. program.requirements,.219–220
. role.of.stakeholders,.220–221
Legislation
. Act.on.Special.Measures.against.Dioxins,.51
. Air.Toxics.“Hot.Spots”.Information.and.
Assessment.Act.(California),.286
. Canadian.Environmental.Protection.Act,.37
. Clean.Air.Act,.230,.231
. Community.Right-to-Know.Act,.1
. Massachusetts.Toxics.Use.Reduction.Act,.19
197,.215,.287
. Minnesota.Toxic.Pollution.Prevention.Act,.20
. New.Jersey.Pollution.Prevention.Act,.202,.2
. Omnibus.Appropriations.Act,.19
. Pollution.Prevention.Act,.15,.16
. Proposition.65,.8
. Resource.Conservation.and.Recovery.Act,.1
. Safe.Drinking.Water.and.Toxic.Enforcement
Act,.8
. Superfund.Amendments.and.Reauthorizatio
Act,.18,.199
. Waste.Reduction.Policy.Act.(Texas),.207,.20
. Worker.and.Community.Right-to-Know.Act
of.New.Jersey,.202
s.
7
2,.
8
22
6
.
n.
8
.
m
MADEP, see Massachusetts.Department.of.
Environmental.Protection
Maine
. Department.of.Environmental.Protection,.193
. Emergency.Management.Agency,.193
. Office.of.Innovation.and.Assistance,.215
. toxics.and.hazardous.waste.reduction.
program,.193
Manufacturing.Extension.Partnership.(MEP),.219
Market-based.approach,.229–233
. cap.and.trade,.231–232
. . limits,.232
. . programs,.230
. carbon.tax,.232
. chlorofluorocarbons,.229
. Clean.Air.Act,.230,.231
. command.without.control,.229–231
. DDT,.229
. greenhouse.gases,.232
. ozone-depleting.chemicals,.banning.of,.229
. pollution.taxes.or.fees,.232–233
. Progressive.Policy.Institute,.230
. second-generation.policy,.230
. USEPA.acid.rain.program,.231
Massachusetts
. Department.of.Environmental.Protection.
(MADEP),.192
. Office.of.Technical.Assistance,.215
. Toxics.Use.Reduction.Act.(TURA),.197,.287
. . case.studies,.194
. . reporting.requirements,.192–193
. . technical.assistance,.215
. Toxics.Use.Reduction.Institute.(TURI),.215
Material.Safety.Data.Sheet.(MSDS),.11,.236
MEK, see Methyl.ethyl.ketone
Memorandums.of.Understanding.(MOUs),.177
MEP, see Manufacturing.Extension.Partnership
MERA, see Mercury.Education.Reduction.Act
Mercury,.23,.46,.99,.164,.249
. absorption.by.algae,.3,.119
. chloralkali.plants.and,.5,.271
. largest.user.of,.283
. nonessential.use.of,.231
. as.priority.pollutant,.176
. reduction.program,.177
. switches,.178
. toxicity.units,.191
. use.in.raw.materials,.192
Mercury.Education.Reduction.Act.(MERA),.176
. improvements.in.amount.of.mercury.used.and.
released,.179
. labeling.requirements,.177
. violation.of,.179
Methyl.ethyl.ketone.(MEK),.16,.42,.58,.305
MF, see Mobility.factor
Index
. Washington.Department.of.Ecology.
persistent,.bioaccumulative.toxins.
program.and.other.targeted.chemical
programs,.176–179
. . basis.for.mercury.reduction.program,.17
. . effectiveness.of.program,.179
. . financial.impacts,.179
. . program.requirements,.177–178
. . role.of.stakeholders,.179
Incentives,.237,.271
Ingestion.carcinogenicity,.60,.62
Ingestion.noncarcinogenic.toxicity,.63
Inhalation.carcinogenicity,.62–63
Inhalation.noncarcinogenic.toxicity,.63
Inhalation.reference.concentration.(RfCi),.61
Inhalation.unit.risk.(IUR),.60
IUR, see Inhalation.unit.risk
J
Japan
. Class.I.designated.chemical.substances,.48
. pollutant.release.and.transfer.register,.48
. specific.Class.I.designated.substances,.48
l
Lean.and.environment.program,.218–222
. basis.for.program,.219
. company.examples,.222
. effectiveness.of.program,.221–222
. financial.impacts,.221
. program.requirements,.219–220
. role.of.stakeholders,.220–221
Legislation
. Act.on.Special.Measures.against.Dioxins,.51
. Air.Toxics.“Hot.Spots”.Information.and.
Assessment.Act.(California),.286
. Canadian.Environmental.Protection.Act,.37
. Clean.Air.Act,.230,.231
. Community.Right-to-Know.Act,.1
. Massachusetts.Toxics.Use.Reduction.Act,.19
197,.215,.287
. Minnesota.Toxic.Pollution.Prevention.Act,.20
. New.Jersey.Pollution.Prevention.Act,.202,.2
. Omnibus.Appropriations.Act,.19
. Pollution.Prevention.Act,.15,.16
. Proposition.65,.8
. Resource.Conservation.and.Recovery.Act,.1
. Safe.Drinking.Water.and.Toxic.Enforcement
Act,.8
. Superfund.Amendments.and.Reauthorizatio
Act,.18,.199
. Waste.Reduction.Policy.Act.(Texas),.207,.20
. Worker.and.Community.Right-to-Know.Act
of.New.Jersey,.202
s.
7
2,.
8
22
6
.
n.
8
.
m
MADEP, see Massachusetts.Department.of.
Environmental.Protection
Maine
. Department.of.Environmental.Protection,.193
. Emergency.Management.Agency,.193
. Office.of.Innovation.and.Assistance,.215
. toxics.and.hazardous.waste.reduction.
program,.193
Manufacturing.Extension.Partnership.(MEP),.219
Market-based.approach,.229–233
. cap.and.trade,.231–232
. . limits,.232
. . programs,.230
. carbon.tax,.232
. chlorofluorocarbons,.229
. Clean.Air.Act,.230,.231
. command.without.control,.229–231
. DDT,.229
. greenhouse.gases,.232
. ozone-depleting.chemicals,.banning.of,.229
. pollution.taxes.or.fees,.232–233
. Progressive.Policy.Institute,.230
. second-generation.policy,.230
. USEPA.acid.rain.program,.231
Massachusetts
. Department.of.Environmental.Protection.
(MADEP),.192
. Office.of.Technical.Assistance,.215
. Toxics.Use.Reduction.Act.(TURA),.197,.287
. . case.studies,.194
. . reporting.requirements,.192–193
. . technical.assistance,.215
. Toxics.Use.Reduction.Institute.(TURI),.215
Material.Safety.Data.Sheet.(MSDS),.11,.236
MEK, see Methyl.ethyl.ketone
Memorandums.of.Understanding.(MOUs),.177
MEP, see Manufacturing.Extension.Partnership
MERA, see Mercury.Education.Reduction.Act
Mercury,.23,.46,.99,.164,.249
. absorption.by.algae,.3,.119
. chloralkali.plants.and,.5,.271
. largest.user.of,.283
. nonessential.use.of,.231
. as.priority.pollutant,.176
. reduction.program,.177
. switches,.178
. toxicity.units,.191
. use.in.raw.materials,.192
Mercury.Education.Reduction.Act.(MERA),.176
. improvements.in.amount.of.mercury.used.and.
released,.179
. labeling.requirements,.177
. violation.of,.179
Methyl.ethyl.ketone.(MEK),.16,.42,.58,.305
MF, see Mobility.factor