Green Chemistry Initiative Update - Sara Hoover, OEHHA and Stan Phillippe, DTSC
Green Chemistry Initiative Update Presentation to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
On January 17, 2008, OEHHA and the Department of Toxic Substances Control presented a talk entitled “Green Chemistry Initiative Update” to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board In-House Training on Emerging Contaminants.
The purpose of the Green Chemistry Initiative is to develop a coordinated, comprehensive strategy governed by sound science to:
- Foster the development of information on the hazards posed by chemicals
- Reduce exposure to dangerous substances
- Encourage cleaner and less polluting industrial processes
- Encourage manufacturers to take greater responsibility for the products they produce
Download the “Green Chemistry Initiative Update” presentation as a pdf below.