Regional Workshop
Chemicals in Commerce: Using Data on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals

Date: September 27, 2007
Location: U.S. EPA Region 4 Office, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, AFC Conference Center, 61 Forsyth St. S.W., Atlanta, GA

Workshop Sponsors/Organizors:
Presented by the U.S. EPA Region 4; U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics; Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)

Overview:
There are a number of exciting breakthroughs in the availability and use of hazard data on chemicals that are widely used in commerce both for consumer and industrial products. This workshop provides an opportunity for you to learn about major developments in the U.S. and in other developed countries for access to data on high production volume (HPV) chemicals.

The workshop will cover the U.S. HPV Challenge Program and describe various new and interesting data use projects and initiatives, including efforts related to green chemistry. The session will include a description of the recently released HPV Information System (HPVIS), a publicly available database of physical, environmental, and toxicity information regarding many HPV chemicals. Presenters will demonstrate HPVIS' searching capabilities and new enhancements, including hazard characterizations that summarize collective data for HPV chemicals. In addition, the session will provide an update on the status of the REACH program in Europe, and efforts underway in Canada to prioritize chemicals for action. The workshop will end with a discussion about possible follow-up initiatives in EPA Region 4.

For more information on the EPA HPV Challenge, go to http://www.epa.gov/hpv/.

Workshop Goals:

• Educate stakeholders about the EPA High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program, as well as other sources of chemical toxicity & environmental information
• Share experiences about the use of HPV chemicals data
• Develop ideas on how agencies and programs in EPA Region 4 can use this data

Workshop Topics:

• Sources of publicly available HPV chemical toxicity & environmental data, including EPA's HPV information system
• Data applications
• Data research & analysis
• Interpretation of data
• Use of chemical toxicity data for green chemistry
• International HPV chemical data efforts

Who Should Attend?

• Federal, state, tribal, & local environmental & public health officials
• Academic researchers
• Non-governmental & community organizations
• Industry representatives