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General Conference Information
The Conference Entitled "Characterizing Chemicals in Commerce: Using Data on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals" was presented by the U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics & The Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA).
Dates: December 12-14, 2006
Location: Radisson Hotel & Suites, Austin, TX
Conference Goals:
- Educate a wide variety of stakeholders about the EPA High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program, as well as other sources of chemical toxicity and environmental information
- Share experiences of key stakeholders about the use of data made available by the EPA HPV Challenge Program
- Develop ideas on how to make sources of HPV chemicals information and other data user friendly, accessible, and relevant to a diverse audience
Conference Session Topics Included:
- Sources of publicly available HPV chemical toxicity and environmental data, including EPA's HPV Information System (HPVIS)
- Data applications and relationships
- Data research and analysis
- Interpretation of data
- Use of chemical toxicity data to help promote pollution prevention
- International HPV chemical data efforts
Attendees:
- Federal, state, tribal, and local environmental and public health officials from the U.S. and other countries
- Academic researchers
- Non-governmental and community organizations
- Industry representatives
- Labor representatives
Conference Co-sponsors:
- Environmental Council of States (ECOS)
- Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials(ASTSWMO)
- Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts, Lowell (LCSP)
- National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR)
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
Sponsors of Conference Reception:
- American Chemistry Council (ACC)
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts, Lowell (LCSP)
- Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers' Association (SOCMA)