Environmental Law Education Center

September 10, 2007
World Trade Center Two
25 SW Salmon Street
Portland Oregon

8:00-8:50 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:50-9:00 Introductions & Program Overview
Holly Duncan
Environmental Law Education Center

PUBLIC POLICIES & LAWS ON TOXICS
9:00-9:30 EPA Direction on Toxics

Where Should We Be Going?
Fish Consumption & Other Big Issues
Reducing Toxics in the Columbia River Basin
Mary Lou Soscia, Columbia River Coordinator
US Environmental Protection Agency

9:30-10:00 Toxics Programs and Policy in Oregon

Assessing Toxics in Oregon's Environment
Oregon DEQ's Toxics Reduction Efforts
Collaborative Partnerships to Reduce Pesticides in Water
Kevin Masterson, Agency Toxics Coordinator
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

10:00-10:30 Developing Safer Alternatives -- Comprehensive Chemical Reform

What is Green Chemistry and What are the Safer Alternatives?
Green Chemistry Initiatives : What Are Other States Doing and What Can We Do in Oregon?
Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, PhD, MPH
Toxics and Environmental Health Program Director
Oregon Environmental Council

10:30-11:00 BREAK

11:00-11:30 Toxics & the Law

A Run-Down of the Laws on Toxics
Senate Bill 737 – Who is Regulated and What Does the Law Require?
Aaron Courtney
Marten Law Group

11:30-12:00 A Municipal Perspective on Toxics Reduction Strategies

Toxics Reduction Strategies : How Do All the Pieces Fit Together?
Watershed Planning, Stormwater Management, Sustainability, Pre-Treatment & Other Big Strategies
Dave Kliewer
Bureau of Environmental Services
City of Portland

12:00-1:00 LUNCH

AVAILABLE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1:00-1:30 Aquatic Toxicity

Toxicity of Chemicals to Aquatic Life
Using Toxic Chemical Data to Protect Aquatic Life
Bioaccumulation & Fish Consumption
Gene Foster, PhD, Manager, Watershed Management Section
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

1:30-2:00 Human Health Risks from Contaminants

What Are the Real Human Health Risks in Water
Toxicology Research on Environmental Contaminants
Regulated and Unregulated Contaminants
Dave Stone, PhD, Assistant Professor
OSU Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
Director of National Pesticide Information Center

2:00-2:30 BREAK

2:30-3:00 Emerging Contaminants

Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products & Nanomaterials
What Data is Available?
Should Nanomaterials Discharged to the Environment Be Regulated?
Bill Renfroe, CHMM
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

3:00-3:30 Monitoring and Available Data from the USGS

Ambient Water Quality Data
Water Quality Modeling
Impacts of Agriculture & Industrial Discharges
Jennifer Morace
Oregon Water Science Center
US Geological Survey

3:30-4:00 Roundtable Discussion on Toxics Policy & Planning –Where Should We Go From Here?
Conference Speakers & Participants