Toxics
Public Health & The Environment
September 12, 2008
World Trade Center
Portland, Oregon
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- Federal & State Policies & Laws Addressing Toxics
- Proposed Legislation for the 1009 Legislative Session
- Municipalities' Responses
- Water Quality Standards & Fish Consumption
- Comprehensive Chemical Reform
- Pesticides & Pharmaceuticals
- Recent Research on Toxics & Public Health
- What Approach Should We Take in Addressing Toxics?
8:00-8:15 REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:15 INTRODUCTION & CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Holly Duncan, President
Environmental Law Education Center
8:15-8:45
PUBLIC HEALTH & TOXIC EXPOSURE
- Oregon's Strategy to Protect the Public's Health from Toxic Exposures
- Policies, Initiatives, Legislation Addressing Toxics
- Assuring Safe Drinking Water in Oregon
Gail R. Shibley, Administrator
Environmental Public Health, Public Health Division
Oregon Department of Human Services
8:45-9:15 TOXICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- Oregon's Directions on Toxics in the Environment
- Proposed Legislation for the 2009 Legislative Session
- Producer Responsibility/Product Stewardship & Other Toxics Reduction Efforts
Wendy Wiles, Administrator
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
9:15-9:45 FEDERAL POLICY ON TOXICS
- Toxics & the Clean Water Act
- Fish Consumption & Other Emerging Issues
- Reducing Toxics in the Columbia River Basin
Mary Lou Soscia, Columbia River Coordinator
US Environmental Protection Agency
9:45-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 MUNICIPALITIES' RESPONSES
- How Are Municipalities Addressing Toxics & Emerging Contaminants?
- Comprehensive Toxics Reduction Strategies : Pretreatment & Fish Consumption
- Follow up to SB 737 – Preliminary Report on Impact of Toxics Reduction Plans
- Pharmaceuticals Take-Back Program
Janet Gillaspie, Executive Director
Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies
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Peter Ruffier
City of Eugene Wastewater Division
11:00-11:30 TOXICS AND THE LAW
- Federal & State Laws Addressing Toxics
- Legal Implications for Oregon's Toxics Reduction Efforts
- Water Quality Standards and Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate
Aaron Courtney
Stoel Rives LLP
11:30-12:00 STATE TOXICS REDUCTION EFFORTS
- Current and Planned Oregon DEQ Toxics Reduction Activities
- Collaborative Partnerships to Reduce Pesticides and Other Toxics in the Environment
- State Chemical Policy and Green Chemistry Initiatives
Kevin Masterson, Agency Toxics Coordinator
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
1:00-1:30 COMPREHENSIVE CHEMICAL REFORM
- What is Green Chemistry and What are the Safer Alternatives?
- Children's Safe Product Act of 2008
Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, PhD, MPH
Toxics and Environmental Health Program Director
Oregon Environmental Council
1:30-2:00 INDUSTRY RESPONSE
- Green Chemistry & Environmental Stewardship
- Creating Non-Toxic Alternatives
- A Success Story for Environmental Innovation
Elizabeth Whalen, Director of Corporate Sustainability
Columbia Forest Products
2:00-2:30 RECENT RESEARCH ON TOXICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- Why Are Emerging Toxics of Concern
- Pharmaceuticals, Water & Public Health
- Endocrine Disruptors and Research on Children's Health
Deanna Conners, PhD, Public Health Toxicologist
Office of Environmental Public Health
Oregon Department of Human Services
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – A PANEL DISCUSSION
- With the Available Technical Data, Existing Policies and Laws Regulating Toxics, What Approach Should We Take in Addressing Toxics?
Moderator: Mary Lou Soscia, US EPA
Kevin Masterson, Oregon DEQ
Deanna Conners, PhD, Oregon Department of Human Services
Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, Oregon Environmental Council
Elizabeth Whalen, Columbia Forest Products
Peter Ruffier, City of Eugene
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