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December 2-3, 2009
Substance and Sector Work Groups Meeting
77 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois
Agenda
Wednesday - December 2, 2009 | |
8:30am | Welcome and Introductions |
10:10am | An Overview on CEC activities in the Great Lakes (PDF 318Kb, 35 pages) – Ted Smith, Beth Murphy USEPA GLNPO, Sean Backus, Environment Canada, CCIW |
9:45am | Canada’s Chemical Management Plan (PDF 171Kb, 22 pages) - Vincenza Galatone – Environment Canada, Chemical Sectors Directorate |
10:15am | Ontario Toxics Reduction Act (PDF 255Kb, 18 pages) – Julie Schroeder, Ontario Ministry of the Environment |
10:45am | BREAK |
11:00am | Informing US Priority Chemical Action Plans – Exploring a partnership in the Great Lakes – Tony Martig, USEPA, Region 5 Land and Chemicals Division |
11:45am | LUNCH |
12:45pm | Framework for Steward Based Risk Management Action in the Pollution Prevention Division at OPPT (PDF 41.3Kb, 15 pages) – Bradley Grams, USEPA Region 5 Land and Chemicals Division |
1:15pm | PFOS Electroplater Study (PDF 723Kb, 17 pages) - Kimberley Harris, USEPA Region 5 Water Division |
2:00pm | Long Range Transport of PDBEs in Canada (PDF 459Kb, 18 pages) – Jianmin Ma, Environment Canada |
2:30pm | BREAK |
2:45pm | Industry Perspectives on Chemical Monitoring Surveillance and Risk (PDF 28Kb, 37 pages) – Dale Phenicie, Council of Great Lakes Industries |
3:15pm | Delaware River Estuary: Application of a Regional Relative Risk Approach (PDF 1.21Mb, 10 pages) - Amanda DeSantis of DuPont |
4:15pm | Next Steps/Agenda Planning 2010 |
4:30pm | Adjourn |
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Thursday - December 3, 2009 | |
8:30am | Registration (Continental Breakfast Hosted by Environmental Canada) |
9:00am | Welcoming Remarks, Introductions, Roundtable and
Announcements Esther Bobet, Director, Environmental Protection Operations Division, EC Gary Gulezian, Director, Great Lakes National Program Office, USEPA |
9:15am | Workgroup Updates & Path Forward for PCBs, HCB & B(a)P, Dioxins/Furans, Mercury, New Substances – Workgroup co-chairs |
10:35am | BREAK (Hosted by Environment Canada) |
10:45am | Green Chemistry Panel Discussion
(PDF 1.11Mb, 13 pages) Rui Resendes, PhD – Executive Director, GreenCentre Canada – Queens University Great Lakes Green Chemistry Network (PDF 170Kb, 9 pages)– Lin Kaatz Chary |
12:15am | LUNCH (Hosted by Environment Canada) |
1:15am | GLBTS Monitoring and Surveillance Workgroup (PDF 53Kb, 5 pages) – Ted Smith, USEPA |
1:30pm | Agenda Planning |
1:45pm | Adjourn |