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California Industrial Hygiene Council
December 4, 2006
Patti Krebs, Executive Director
Industrial Environmental Association
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Science and Public Policy
Decisionmaking
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“IBM Workers Fear Cancer Risk”
-- USA Today
“Beverly Hills High: Not Guilty”
-- Los Angeles Times
In the News
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The Precautionary Principle is about scientific uncertainty and
taking appropriate actions to reduce uncertainty to protect
health.
“Do No Harm”
What is the Precautionary
Principle?
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Application of the Precautionary Principle
- Prevention- Transfers burden of proof- Process of elimination- Basic right to community
health- Alternative assessment if
science is unable to: *predict *quantify *characterize
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*Measured the internal pollution level in blood, urine, bodily fluids and tissues of 11 California residents.
*Examined how exposures resulted in higher levels of chemicals and the connection to diseases including:
- Cancer
- Asthma
- Parkinson’s disease
- Infertility
- Learning disabilities
- Birth defects
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“We monitor what’s in our air, our water, and even
what’s in our fish.
It’s time to start looking at what’s in our bodies.”
The Need for Biomonitoring
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The Case for Body Burden Studies
• Over 100,000 synthetic chemicals are registered for use today in the U.S., with an additional 2,000 new chemicals added each year. Yet less than 10% have been tested for their effects on human health.
• Toxic chemicals are linked to serious chronic diseases.
• Chronic disease has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. An estimated 125 million Americans, or 43% of the population, have at least one chronic illness.
• Chronic diseases carry enormous costs to California – $1.27 billion for asthma alone.
• Nearly 20 million American children have at least one chronic illness.
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What is an Environmental Chemical?
“A chemical compound or chemical element present in air, water, food, soil, dust or other environmental media, such as consumer products.”
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Challenges with Biomonitoring Research
*Improving the design of biomonitoring studies
*Interpreting what biomonitoring data means
*Understanding ethical and communication issues associated with data dissemination.
“Just because people have an environmental chemical in their blood or urine does not mean that the chemical causes disease.”
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Biomonitoring Legislative History
• SB 689 (Ortiz)
• SB 1168 (Ortiz)
• SB 600 (Ortiz)
• SB 1379(Perata)
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-Detection of a chemical does not mean harm to human health.
Proposed Legislation Based on Flawed Premise
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Critical Elements of California’s Biomonitoring
Program
*Scientifically based framework and protocols used by the CDC
*Representative sample of statewide population
*Program authority to rest with Department of Health Services
*Limits advisory panel to scientific expertise
*Review board to develop guidelines for dissemination of responsible and ethical information
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Green Chemistry in California:
A Framework for leadership in Chemicals,
Policy and Innovation
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Green Chemistry
…the design of chemical products and processes to reduce and/or eliminate substances hazardous to human health and the environment.
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Hexane-induced peripheral neuropathy in the California vehicle repair industry
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Key Findings
•New approach to chemicals policy is necessary for a sustainable future
•Problems associated with the present approach to a chemical design, use and management represent one of the major challenges of the 21st century
•Scale of chemical production is immense
•Major gaps: Data, Safety, Technology
•Incorporate precautionary decision making into the framework of chemical risk assessment
•Establish a chemicals policy task force to explore various mechanisms and develop a legislative proposal for a comprehensive policy
•California needs a modern, comprehensive chemicals policy
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*Tired of “chemical du jour”
*Public is not protected
*Federal regulatory system is inadequate
*REACH is a model
Legislative Concerns
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Legislative Bills
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Industry Concerns
*REACH is one large scale response, however, products typically develop through incremental change
*Need better understanding of low dosages and how they factor into decision-making
*For biotech and pharmaceutical industries, broad-sweeping replacement of chemicals could cause renavigation of FDA process.
*Reports are focused on negativity instead of benefits (such as chlorine used in Avian flu vaccine)
*Agree that reliability and consistency with MSDS’s are an issue
*Prop 65 has raised public awareness of chemicals but also desensitized public
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Industry Concerns
continued…
*Data collection by government will mean more testing, more restrictions and inaccurate representations of risk interpretations
*Industry should be the leader and innovator of green chemistry initiatives
*Chemical companies need to do a better job of working with end users to evaluate exposure because they cannot know in advance how chemical will be used
*Chemicals can provide great benefits to mankind and that should not be lost in the debate
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Legislative Intent
*Legislative proposal likely in early 2007 from Senate Environmental Quality Committee
*Model for crafting legislation to be based on AB32 (greenhouse gas legislation)
*Legislature will set stage to help businesses understand long-term policy direction and level the playing field.