School Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) · Equipment in labs • Respirator use (1910.134)...
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School Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3)
School Science Lab Waste Reduction and Disposal Project
Tennessee Department Of Environment and Conservation
Ken NafeCynthia Rohrbach
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A Cooperative Project• Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation
• Tennessee Department of Education
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Support from Tennessee Academy of Science
• Support from Tennessee Science Teachers Association
• Support from Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents
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Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
• SC3 is a project of the Office of Environmental Assistance
• SC3 is promoted through Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership – Green Schools Program
• SC3 is promoted through Tennessee Pollution Prevention Roundtable
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TP3 Mission Statement
To be Tennessee’s statewide network of households, schools, government
agencies, organizations, businesses, and industries, working together to protect
our shared environment through pollution prevention
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• TP3 Green Schools Program Objectives
– Promote operations that reduce waste and technologies that conserve natural resources – energy, water, air, & land
– Eliminate all toxins and hazardous chemicals from schools
– Bring cost savings to school systems through conservation and pollution prevention
– Involve students in projects that utilize the environment as an integrating context for learning – research has shown that it increases student achievement
– Promote pollution prevention successes state-wide to increase public environmental education
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TP3 Green Schools Program Levels
• Prospect– Shows interest in pollution prevention by signing
up for the program• Pledge
– Makes simple pledges to improve the school environment
• Partner– Develops a five-project plan, completes one
project, and submits a Success Story• Performer
– Completes all five projects, Success Stories, extends Green Activities to the local community, and mentors another school in TP3
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Program Activity AreasREDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
ENERGY CONSERVATION
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
LAND & WATER CONSERVATION
CLEAN AIR
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REWARDS
Pledge - the Pledge certificate
Partner - the Partner certificate
TP3 banner
public recognition
Performer - the Performer certificate
TP3 green flag
public recognition
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An Historical Perspective• March 2002• Hawkins County• One of the most
expensive school lab chemical accidents in TN history
• The lab clean out and resulting fire and cleanup cost was ~$190,000.
Do not move chemicals to other locations for safety and regulatory reasons!
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A Recent Incident
• Spring 2005
• Hamilton County
• Unknown employees accidentally dispose of lab chemicals in regular trash
• The lab clean out and resulting fire and cleanup cost was ~$80,000.
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A Recent Incident
• March 2005
• Cheatham County
• A substitute teacher tried to clean up a sodium hydroxide spill with old jeans
• School was evacuated and teacher treated for burns
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Today’s Reality
• Schools face rising waste management costs
• Schools have regulatory responsibilities
• Schools have a legal liability
• Lab chemicals in the wrong hands could be used for terrorism and manufacture of drugs
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SC3 Project Goals
• Properly dispose of outdated, unknown, & unusable chemicals from TN public and private schools
• Reduce or eliminate potential environmental and safety risks
• Encourage environmentally sound use of chemicals as a teaching tool through Green Chemistry and microchemistry
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TOSS/TDEC Hazardous Materials Survey
• We had 38 surveys returned – random sample?
• 68% have no line item in their budget or other means of lab chemical disposal
• 76% have no line item in their budget or other means of electronics disposal
• 61% have no line item in their budget or other means of fluorescent lamp disposal – in many cases lamps are crushed in trash compactors, adding mercury to the environment
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TOSS/TDEC Hazardous Materials Survey
• 61% have no line item in their budget or other means for disposal of property maintenance chemicals
• 32% have no Health and Safety Plan for teachers
• 82% have limited funding for disposal of hazardous materials
• 79% have limited access to technical expertise regarding hazardous materials
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SC3 Project Overview
• Complements the Department of Education’s Total Science Safety System (TSSS) CD
• Inventories all lab chemicals
• Disposes of legacy lab chemicals
• Provides follow-up training for teachers to prevent similar situation in 10-20 years
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SC3 Progress Report
• Pilot project cleaned out four public schools in 2003
• EPA granted Resource Conserva- tion Challenge funds through Sept 2006
• EPA granted Pollution Prevention funds for 2005
• 15 Dept. Of Education Science Standards and Safety Workshops in Summers 2003-05
• 3 TOSS superintendents workshops Summer 2004
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SC3 Progress Report
• Over 100 applicants to date
• 65 additional schools cleaned out in conjunction with local HHW events
• 15 schools assisted with managing chemicals on their own
• We continue to promote SC3 through newsletter and magazine articles, conferences, and networking
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Chemicals Identified
• Acute toxins such as cyanides and arsenates
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Chemicals Identified
• Flammables and Combustibles
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Chemicals Identified
• Toxic heavy metals such as mercury
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Chemicals Identified• Known or suspected carcinogens such as
formaldehyde
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Chemicals Identified
• Potential explosives… shock/friction sensitive
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Chemicals Identified
• Reactive Metals
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Chemicals Identified
• Pharmaceuticals such as adrenalin
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Chemicals Identified• 50+ year-old chemicals
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Chemicals Identified• Broken, leaking, degrading containers, stored
improperly
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SC3 Summary• To date, 22,855 pounds of lab waste have been
disposed from 69 schools, including 440 lbs of mercury and mercury-containing devices
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Disposal Cost
• Disposal cost is based on volume and location – coordinating with county HHW collections
• EPA/TDEC grant funding will provide 50% to 90% cost share
• School system funds (sliding scale based on county property tax and per capita income rate)
• Cost estimate can be provided after inventory is completed and sent to us
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EPA’s Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool (Healthy SEAT)
• Voluntary tool for school districts
– Assists in conducting basic self- assessments of the status of environmental and other hazards in each of their schools
– Now available on EPA web site
– Contains an Access data base
– Assessment checklist
www.epa.gov/schools
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Recommendations for School Systems
– OSHA Laboratory Standards
• 29 CFR 1910.1450
• Applies to school if labs use hazardous chemicals
• Requires written Chemical Hygiene Plan (1/31/01)
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Recommendations for School Systems
– OSHA Laboratory Standards
• 29 CFR 1910.1450
• Employer Training
• MSDSs on hand
• Medical evaluation
• Personal Protective Equipment in labs
• Respirator use (1910.134)
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Recommendations for School Systems
– Chemical storage• Continually update inventory
• Separate old chemicals from usable products
• Label and shelve everything properly
• Vent the storage room
– Calibrate fume hoods regularly
– Use micro/green chemistry when possible
– Have spill kits available
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SC3 Application Requirements
• Assign a primary contact person (Science teacher or School Administrator)
• Become a TP3 Green School member
• Complete an inventory of all excess lab chemicals (Total Science Safety System)
• Implement a chemical management plan
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A Look into the Future
• Emerging waste problems at all schools
– Computers
– Sharps
– Paint
– Pesticides
– Fluorescent lamps
– Art supplies
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2006 Dept of Ed Trainings for Schools
• Chemical ordering – smaller amounts, coordinated with curriculum (MSDSs readily available)
• Chemical management and safe storage
• Lab Safety during experimentation– Fume hood calibration– Spill kits
• Green chemistry – uses less hazardous chemicals to teach same principles– Union University collaboration
• Microchemistry – uses small amounts of chemicals, producing less waste
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Program is transferable – 2005
-TN Dept of Environment and Conservation
-Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Atmore, Alabama
-EPA
-AL Dept of Agriculture Pesticide Program
-Escambia County School System
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Another possible solution
• Higher Ed/K-12 Chemistry Partnership
• Troy State University in Troy, AL
• Escambia County School System
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For additional information, please contact:Environment and Conservation
• Ken Nafe– 615-253-5449 – Ken.nafe@state .tn.us
• Cynthia Rohrbach– 931-490-3929– [email protected]
Web site
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/sc3/