United States
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Office of Pollution Prevention
Washington, DC 20460
April 1991
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Editor's Corner
Pollution Prevention
Paul Keough
Deputy Regional Administrator
EPA Region I
EPA's Regional Pollution Prevention
Programs are producing innovative solu-
tions to some of our most complex environ-
mental problems. As Deputy Administrator
Hank Habicht reminds us, prevention is the
environmental "approach of choice." It is
how we protect the future today. Pollution
prevention must become part of everything
we do.
As illustrated in this and the January
issue of Pollution Prevention News, the
Regions are integrating preventive solutions
into programs that address a wide variety of
in the Regions
environmental problems including strato-
spheric ozone depletion, overuse of agricul-
tural chemicals, lack of markets for post-
consumer waste paper, air toxics, ground-
level ozone pollution and POTW discharges.
Regional pollution prevention solutions
to these problems are equally diverse. They
include innovative use of consent orders and
permits, a Pollution Prevention Research
Center, assistance by retired engineers,
pollution prevention curriculum for schools,
and many others. Every Region has initia-
tives underway.
One principle of quality management is
that the best solutions lie in the hands of
those closest to the problem. Regional
continued on page 3
New EPA Strategy to Get the
Rest of the Lead Out
EPA has announced a comprehensive
strategy to reduce lead exposures, with
particular emphasis on reducing the risk to
children. Lead is a highly toxic metal, known
to produce a range of adverse human health
and environmental effects, particularly in
children and fetuses.
EPA's plan calls for a variety of training
and technical assistance efforts for lead-
based paint abatement programs; regulatory
programs to decrease lead levels in drinking
water and in ambient air near large station-
ary sources; stepped-up enforcement actions
against facilities violating lead standards;
and investigations into the location of
geographical lead "hot spots."
In addition, EPA is studying the feasibil-
ity of requiring advance notice from anyone
intending to manufacture or process lead for
a new use, and further increasing the
recycling rate of spent auto batteries. Lead is
also among the 17 compounds targeted for
voluntary reductions in EPA's Industrial
Toxics Project (or "33/50").
Significant strides have been made in the
past, mostly through prevention, in reducing
the amount of lead in the environment,
through the virtual elimination of lead in
gasoline, bans on the use of lead in house
paint, and the banning of lead solder and
lead pipes in public drinking water systems.
Exposures of lead continue, however,
primarily due to deteriorating lead-based
paint in houses, contaminated urban soil
and dust, and drinking water contaminated
by lead solder joining water pipes, past use
of lead service lines, and the lead in brass
plumbing fixtures.
For more information, contact Doreen
Cantor, 202-382-3777.
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April 1991
EPA Regional Offices
Region 4: A Jump Start for
Pollution Prevention Efforts
EPA Region 4
345 Courtland St. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30365
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi. North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee
Pollution Prevention Contact:
Elizabeth Shaver
(404) 347-7109
The Southeast Waste
Reduction Resource
Center is one of the
prime showpieces of the
aggressive pollution
prevention activities
going on in the South-
east states and sup-
ported by EPA's
Region 4.
The Resource Center is located in Raleigh, North Carolina,
and is staffed by engineers and scientists trained in waste
reduction who are ready and willing to "brainstorm" with
company officials looking for solutions to their waste prob-
lems. The Center has provided "jump starts" for a number of
state programs by means of its "Core Reference Library,"
which consists of the basic documents needed to undertake a
waste reduction technical assistance program.
In response to popular demand, the Center is planning to
enlarge its activities to conduct more on-site work with state
programs, supply training to regulators, and expand its
holdings of publications.
Retired Engineers in Region 4
Because the Southeast is a popular retirement area, the
region benefits from a unique resource — the fund of knowl-
edge and experience represented by retired engineers. In a
number of locations, retired engineers are now working on-
site at industrial plants and businesses conducting waste
reduction audits and helping to identify pollution prevention
opportunities.
Training of retired engineers in waste reduction assess-
ments has been offered in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Kentucky, and South Carolina.
State Grants Applications Available
EPA's Pollution Prevention Division has announced the
third round of Pollution Prevention Incentives for States.
About $4 million in FY91 funds are available for state and
interstate agencies to build pollution prevention capabili-
ties and test innovative prevention approaches. Proposals,
due June 7,1991, are encouraged to support the implemen-
tation of EPA's "33/50" Industrial Toxics Project. Grant
applications are available from Jackie Krieger, Pollution
Prevention Division, U.S. EPA (PM-222B), 401 M Street SW,
Washington, D.C. 20460. Tel: 202-382-3327.
Region 6: Teaching
Environmental Values
EPA Region 6
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202
Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Pollution Prevention Contact:
Laura Townsend
(214) 655-6525
A fruitful collabora-
tion between EPA
Region 6 and the
University of Texas at
Arlington has produced
The Environmental
Institute for Technology
Transfer (EITT). EITT's
mission is to encourage
the application of new
technology through
environmental research, education, and training in the five-
state federal region.
One major initiative of EITT is the Prairie Project, which
proposes to further environmental protection and pollution
prevention by teaching children the value of the natural
setting and their interconnectedness to earth. The prairie can
serve as an inspirational educational metaphor for children
living in the central region of the country, and it captures a
sufficient variety of materials and experiences to serve as a
versatile tool and site for outdoor classrooms. The project will
involve curriculum development, teacher training, outdoor
education site development, and continuing research. A pilot
study is expected to be in place in Fall 1991. For more infor-
mation, contact Dr. Gerald Nehman at EITT, 817-273-2300.
What's New in State Legislation
Two recent publications take a look at state legislation
relating to pollution prevention. The Waste Reduction
Institute for Training and Applications Research has
assembled a summary of state legislation as of January
1991 in 25 states. For copies, contact WRITAR at 612-379-
5995.
Another publication, An Ounce of Toxic Pollution
Prevention, rates the toxic use reduction laws in place in
10 states. By far the highest score was earned by the
Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, which rated
four stars and an average of 6.9 points out of a possible
10, by virtue of its clear focus on promoting toxics use
reduction, its planning and reporting requirements, and
its technical assistance programs.
Legislation in the remaining states (California, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee,
and Washington) scored significantly lower in the eyes of
the seven panelists conducting the evaluation, primarily
because of a lack of focus on reducing toxics use and on
wastes other than hazardous waste. The report, dated
January 1991, is available from its sponsors, the National
Environmental Law Center (717-292-8050) and the Center
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April 1991
3 - Pollution Prevention News
EPA Regional Offices
Region 7: A Geographic
Approach to ITP
Region 10: Reaching Out to
Farmers with IPM Information
EPA Region 7
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska
Pollution Prevention Contact:
Alan Wehmeyer
(913) 551-7050
Region 7 has developed
a new geographic
initiative to implement
the Agency's Industrial
Toxics Project. The
initiative is part of the
region's strategic
planning process and
includes active and early
state participation. This
effort focuses on the
counties that have the highest reported volume of total
reported chemical emissions and is designed to bring corpo-
rate leaders and federal facility representatives together in a
cooperative and collaborative effort. The participants will
decide as a group to participate in a voluntary reduction
program and commit to group reduction goals that address
all environmental media and all chemical releases.
The principal objectives of the project will be:
(1)	To meet agency reduction goals;
(2)	To promote pollution prevention among small-and
medium-sized businesses;
(3)	To help develop networks between large and small
businesses to increase technology transfer;
(4)	To improve identification of releases; and
(5)	To improve quality of the Toxic Release Inventory data.
Preliminary feedback from an initial meeting with corporate
leaders in the first targeted county has been extremely positive.
Editor's Corner from page I
pollution prevention initiatives are the source of innovation
and creativity because they respond to the singular character-
istics of Regional offices, state organizations, industries, and
environmental problems. It is no coincidence that multi-
media pollution prevention initiatives are a common element
in Regional strategic plans. Regions understand that preven-
tion provides the best environmental results.
The Regions, often working in partnership with states, are
laboratories for pollution prevention ideas. These projects are
important models as EPA finds ways to build prevention into
permitting, inspections, state grants and enforcement. The
Regions can demonstrate which ideas succeed and which fail.
By working closely with our colleagues in national programs
to document Regional successes, we will help spread our
pollution prevention solution throughout the country.
I am excited and enthused about the many initiatives we
have launched and the successes that we have achieved.
Clearly, the old adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure," fits EPA today and in the future.
EPA Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington
Pollution Prevention Contact:
Keith Hinman
(206)442-5810
Region 10 is involved
with several initiatives
designed to reduce
pollution caused by
agricultural chemicals
and to promote the
principles of Integrated
Pest Management (IPM)
to growers. The
	Pollution Prevention
through Agricultural
Chemical Management Initiative is one of the Agency's "2%
set-aside" projects. As part of the initiative, four projects
have been selected in the tri-state area (Oregon, Idaho, and
Washington) for future grant funding.
(1) The Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture project in Skagit
County, Washington, will determine which of a range of
farming practices will send the least amount of nitrates into
ground water. EPA's role in the project will focus on out-
reach and education designed to achieve wide circulation of
the project's findings among growers.
(2) The Small Farm
Education Project will
focus on improving
management practices at
the increasing number of
small farms and
ranchettes in and around
urban areas.
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(3)	A broad task force of
concerned citizens and
officials is transforming
the Minto Brown Island
Park in the Willamette
River in Salem, Oregon
into a "living laboratory"
of applied research and
demonstration projects to
promote alternative agricultural practices. The goal is to
reduce nitrate and pesticide pollution that may adversely
affect the parkland.
(4)	A computer-aided risk analysis and expert advice system
will be used to develop and distribute software for personal
computers to help farmers design site-specific crop manage-
ment plans that minimize leaching of agricultural chemicals
to ground water. The project is a cooperative effort of USDA
Soil Conservation Service and the University of Idaho
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Pollution Prevention News - 4	April 1991
Calendar
Title
Sponsor
Date/Location
Contact
Out of the Water & Into
What? Cross-Media Pollution
Water Pollution
Control Federation
April 17
Washington, DC
Nancy Blatt
703-684-2400
N.E. Recycled Products Pro-
curement Conf/Vendor Show
U.S. EPA Region 1
April 22-24
Newport, RI
Sally Mansur
617-223-5529
NA Waste Exchange Conference
on Industrial Recycling
Pacific Materials
Exchange
May 5-8
Spokane, WA
PME
509-623-4244
Pollution Prevention:
A Multimedia Approach
IN Dept. of Env. Mngmnt.,
Purdue University
May 13
West Lafayette, IN
Rick Bossingham
317-494-5038
Pollution Prevention in
Defense Acquisitions
The DOD has set up a Pollution Preven-
tion Acquisitions Task Force of weapon
system acquisition experts to ensure that
future actions incorporate pollution pre-
vention approaches. The group will review
current policies, plans, and procedures for
incorporating environmental consid era tions
into acquisition decisions, and present their
findings in a Report to Congress.
The task force will also recommend im-
provements for infusing environmental
concerns as a normal part of the life cycle
management process for acquiring weapons
systems. For more information, contact Jim
Edward at EPA's Pollution Prevention Di-
vision, 202-245-4164.
Consumer Product Comparative
Risk Updates
EPA's Consumer Product Comparative
Risk project will soon begin publishing
updates on its progress. The goal of the
project is to provide a technically feasible
and scientifically sound method for ana-
lyzing the lifecycle impacts of consumer
products. The project began in February
1990 and is expected to be completed by
December 1992. If you would like to receive
the updates, please send your name and
address to: Consumer Product Comparative
Risk Project, c/o Dave Fege, Office of Pollu-
tion Prevention, U.S. EPA, PM-222B, 401 M
St. SW, Washington, DC 20460.
Reducing Pollution from
Residential Wood Stoves
In December 1990, EPA distributed five
public service announcements designed
to educate people on ways to reduce wood
smoke pollution from residential wood
stoves. EPA's public service messages
emphasized the importance of "burning
cleanly" and of properly operating and
maintaining wood stoves so that they pro-
duce less pollution, as well as the air qual-
ity benefits of switching from conventional
wood stoves to cleaner-burning, EPA-cer-
tified stoves. For more information, con-
tact Chris Stoneman at EPA, 919-541 -0823.
Plant a Tree, Cool the Planet!
April 26 • National Arbor Day
CORRECTION! In the Pollution Prevention Quiz in our Jan/Feb issue, the answers for questions
1 and 2 were reversed. The correct answers are as follows. (1) The second greatest source of home
energy use, after the furnace/air conditioner, is the hot water heater. (2) Paint products account for
more than half of the hazardous waste disposed of by individuals. In question 12, the average car
releases 10,000 pounds (5 tons) of carbon dioxide.
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Pollution Prevention
I nf or motion Clearinghouse

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency— Office of Pollution Prevention
Office of Environmental Engineering and Technology Demonstration
April 1991 —Edited by Myles Morse, Director of PPIC
PPIC Efforts to Support New Pollution
Prevention Strategy

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EPA Administrator William Reilly has issued a call to American
industry to make significant reductions in emissions of 17 toxic
chemicals that are associated with both substantial public exposure
and health risk. This project, now termed the "33/50 project" was
among the first major initiatives outlined in the Agency's pollution
prevention strategy which was unveiled at a press conference on
Feb. 7.
This focus on specific toxic compounds and the corresponding 12
SIC code industrial groups generating these releases will result in a
corresponding shift in priorities for the PPIC. PPIC will support this new
pollution prevention initiative by reflecting the same focus in its
document and case study acquisition efforts. For example the PPIC has
recently acquired additional case studies relevant to the targeted Paper
PPIC Hotline Services
To access PPIC information by phone, call:
RCRA/Superfund Hotline	(800) 424-9346
Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) Hotline	(800) 368-5888
PPIC Technical Assistance	(703) 821 -4800
and Allied Products Manufacturing Industry (SIC 26). These will be
available through the PPIC and PIES.
Also in support of these efforts, PPIC staff are preparing a general
background document fortheindustries providing guidance on howto
set up a corporate pollution prevention program. Corporate program
summaries for each of the target SIC industries as well as case studies for
each of the priority industrial groups are also included. The document
presents tabulations of industrial processes, waste(s) generated, a
proven prevention technique, the economic benefits gained from the
technique, and a citation to a document from the PPIC repository
containing this case study data. In addition to this general document,
EPA is preparing a series of reports focusing on specific industries. See
"Upcoming Publications" item 2 on page 4.
Repository
Consent Orders Update
EPA's Office of Enforcement has issued an interim
policyfortheinclusion of pollution prevention provisions in
Agency enforcement actions. The policy will apply to both
administrative actions and civil judicial settlements. Its goal
is to look for ways to employ enforcement actions, not just
to obtain compliance, but also to achieve waste reduction
through the inclusion of pollution prevention measures to
help achieve the Agency's stated reduction goals.
Administrator Reilly indicated that, of all the Agency's
enforcement remedies selected and entered into this year, 25%
should be of a cross-media nature and rely on more than one
statute in exploring ways to reduce the total pollution from a
facility. As these innovative measures are negotiated by the
Enforcement Division, the proposed and final Consent Orders are
currently included in the repository and on PIES.
Dupont Decree: The latest addition of the PPIC Consent
Orderfile involves E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co. This proposed
Consent Order alleges that Dupont violated various provisions of
the RCRA regulations in its operation of a multi-product chemical
manufacturing and hazardous waste management facility.
In response to these charges, Dupont has agreed to a proposed
Consent Decree which requires that the company undertake a
pollution prevention project with the EPA to review
the existing pollution prevention initiatives at the
above mentioned facility. This proposed project will
have three goals: 1) to identify methods for the actual
reduction or prevention of pollution for specific
chemical processes; 2) to generate useful technical
information about methodologies and technologies
for reducing pollution; and 3) to evaluate potentially
useful refinements to both EPA's and Dupont's
methodology for analyzing and reducing pollution and/or waste
generating activities.
The Dupont Decree will not be entered by the court and made
final. However, no changes are anticipated prior to making the
order final until the public comment period is over.
The Consent Orders will soon be moved from their current PIES
bulletin location to a searchable database. Interest in and
requests for these Consent Orders has been tremendous. The
new database will better handle the increased influx of Consent
Decrees and will enable researchers additional options, such as
keyword searching to identify issues of interest within the orders.
Copies of the orders are kept in the repository and are available
upon request for those unable to access them on PIES.
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Hotline
Assisting Small Business with Pollution
Prevention:
The Small Ombudsman Hotline
The Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) toll-free
hotline receives up to 1400 calls each month, of
which about ten percent are from small businesses
seeking assistance with pollution prevention efforts.
The hotline's manager, Karen Brown, reports that the most
common pollution prevention-related inquiry is on the availability
of grant moneys or loans for small businesses wanting to
implement process changes to minimize wastes. Ms. Brown
adds that while other calls are primarily for recycling assistance,
the hotline receives "a fair number [of calls requesting] innovative
ideas for new or improved processes [to reduce pollutants]".
For callers looking for financial assistance, the Small Business
Administration 7(a) loan program provides loans of up to $1
million for qualifying businesses.
The hotline's highly trained staff includes a civil engineer
who helps with water supply, wastewater and general pollution
problems, a mechanical engineer who helps with asbestos,
radon, and other air pollution issues, and a chemical engineer
who specializes in toxic substances and hazardous materials.
The staff can provide immediate assistance overthe phone, refer
callers to other EPA hotlines or offices for specialized policy
interpretations, or fill requests for new publications on
environmental topics of interest.
For more information or to reach the hotline,
call 1-800-368-5888.
PPIC USER REQUEST HIGHLIGHT:
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP
Numerous questions are referred to PPIC staff on a daily
basis, from sources such as EPA, the technical assistance
line, PIES Bulletin Board and the RCRA and SBO hotline.
Following is a recent example.
Question: The Small Business Ombudsman Hotline recently referred
an information request to the PPIC regarding pollution prevention for the
automotive repair industry. Specifically, the manager of a Southern
California auto dealership's repair shop asked for a list of all potentially
recyclable wastes generated by a typical repair facility. This information
will be used to help the dealership establish an in-house pollution
prevention program.
Response: PPIC staff researched the subject and developed a list of the
waste streams associated with this type of activity, which was in turn
forwarded to the manager. The information on this list was derived from
two excellent documents:
Waste Reduction Assistance Program On-Site Consultation Audit
Report: Automotive Repair Shop. Alaska Health Project, 1987. Hazardous
Waste Reduction Checklist: Automotive Repair Shops. Books 1 &2.
California Department of Health Services, AlternativeTechnology Section,
undated.
The PPIC also provided a factsheet entitled "Waste Reduction for
Automotive Repair Shops", produced by the California Department of
Health Services. Since the user's business is located in California, the PPIC
also provided the manager with contact information regarding the State's
pollution prevention program.
PPIC Calls for Information
Case Studies: In support of EPA's new strategy that challenges industry to make significant reductions in waste emissions, the PPIC has
committed to tripling the size of it's Case Study Data Base by the end of the year. PPIC's goal is to have over 1,500 abstracts that convey
technical information and provide examples of how industrial facilities can reduce their emissions through implementation of pollution
prevention techniques. To meet this goal, the Agency is soliciting information from organizations that have implemented successful pollution
prevention technologies such as
—	Process & equipment modifications
—	Periodic assessments
—	Recycling, reuse and reclamation
—	Housekeeping
—	Training and supervision
—	Waste segregation
—	Material/product substitutions
—	Production planning
Case studies are being collected through a network of contributors that includes private industry as well as the Illinois Hazardous Waste Research
and Information Center (HWRIC), the American Institute for Pollution Prevention (AIPP), and the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP). This network will feed case studies into the PPIC and PIES database and will provide quality control review. As an active contributor to
the PPIC Case Study Data Base you or your program will:
—	Receive national and international recognition for your successes,
—	Promote your program's activities,
—	Share technical resources, and
—	Help distribute information more efficiently.
Anyone wishing to contribute case studies to the PPIC should contact the HWRIC or the PPIC for an abstract format and guidelines for
abstractors. All inquiries or submittals should be directed to:
PPIC	HWRIC
c/o SAIC	or	One East Hazelwood Drive
8400 Westpark Drive	Champaign, Illinois 61820
McLean, Va. 22124	217/333-8940
Corporate Pollution Prevention Programs: Companies that have recently initiated pollution prevention programs or that would like to share their
experiences from established programs should send brief summaries or promotional materials to the PPIC. Information of interest to the PPIC
includes the program's goals, strategy, success to date, and contact person.
Technical Publications: Technical publications describing waste minimization techniques for industry are needed to supplement the PPIC
repository of technical resources. Please send copies of such publications or citations and name of contact person or publisher to the PPIC.
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Pollution Prevention Information Exchange System (PIES)
Small Business Pollution
Prevention Grants
The EPA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization (OSDBU) awarded 1 7 pollution prevention
grants last fall from a pool of 178 applicants. The
program provides small businesses up to $25,000
each to assist them in developing and demonstrating
new pollution prevention technologies. A total of
$400,000 was made available to fund the 17 projects scheduled
for 1991. A similar amount of money will be available in 1992 for
small business grants. Two of the projects funded for 1991 are:
Reclamation Facility for Waste Lithographic Ink. Ink
Engineering Services, Columbus, Ohio.
This project will establish and demonstrate the feasibility of a
reclamation facility for waste lithographic ink generated from the
printing industry. Ink produced by the reclamation facility will be
formulated to meet or exceed the standards of new ink, and is
expected to increase waste ink usage from the current 5% up to
approximately 80%.
Electrically Conductive Adhesivesfor Replacing Tin-lead Solder
loints in Electronic Systems. Interconnect Systems, Inc., Simi
Valley, California.

Regional Access to PIES Simplified
PPIC is working with all EPA Regions computer technical support
personnel to assist users in accessing PIES by developing automated
access programs. Users in each of the regions will soon be able to
access PIES through the regional Local Area Networks (LANS) by
entering easy-to-use menu commands.
What's New on PIES
Mini-exchanae: The PPIC has opened a new mini-exchange
devoted to serving the EPA Regional offices. This conference is
available to all EPA staff and is designed to facilitate communication
within and between the EPA Regions, Headquarters, and labs
regarding their pollution prevention activities.
Additional Access to PIES: Additional features have been added
to PIES to make it more accessible to new and current users. These
features include:
—	Access of PIES through TELENET (20256131 direct
through Telenet; 3110202561 31 through another
network), and
—	An additional 800-line added to PIES to further assist
State and local users.
Trade Associations: The Environmental Protection Agency is interested
in working in cooperation with trade groups to share information on
pollution prevention initiatives. Ifyou area memberofatradegroupand
are interested in sharing pollution prevention techniques with your
member organizations, please contact the PPIC.
Educational Curriculum Material Included on Pies: The PPIC
repository has established a collection of educational material
relevant to source reduction and recycling. This diverse collection
of materials, aimed at grades K through 12. Many of these
documents have been abstracted and are currently available on
the PIES. You can access these materials by selecting the "OPEN"
option at the main menu and then selecting the data base door
Tin-lead compounds (solder) and fluxes containing
hazardous substances are commonly used in the
printed circuit board industry to "connect" or form
conductive electrical joints within electronic packages.
Interconnect Systems, Inc., is researching replacement
solder joints with joints formed using conductive
materials (adhesives) created by combining organic
polymers (epoxies, thermoplastics, etc.) with
conductive fillers. Successful development of this
process will eliminate the use of lead-bearing compounds and
hazardous fluxes, as well as eliminate the need for cleaning
solvents such as freon and methylene chloride often used in
conjunction with the tin-lead soldering process.
Descriptions of the 1 7 grants awarded for this year are available
on PIES in the Federal Pollution Prevention Grants Mini-Exchange.
The U.S. Center for Hazardous Materials Research (CHMR) at the
University of Pittsburgh administers the program for EPA.
Applications for a second round of funding on this program will
be available in mid-1991. Staff members from CHMR, EPA's Risk
Reduction Engineering Laboratory, OSDBU, and the American
Institute for Pollution Prevention will review the applications.
Further information can be obtained from CHMR at 1 -800-334-
2467.
Pollution Prevention Research Information
Available on PIES
A series of bulletins containing information on all 43 research
projects ongoing at EPA's Pollution Prevention Research Branch (PPRB)
in Cincinnati are available for review and downloading on the new PIES
Research Programs mini-exchange.
designated as "general publications abstracts" (number 6) or
entering "OPEN 6" to enter directly from the main menu.
The educational curriculum materials can be accessed using a
keyword search of "curriculum" or "educational" to view all
documents. Additional keywords, such as recycling, descriptive of
individual documents can be selected if a more focused search is
desired. The abstracts of these documents provide information
regarding both the subject matters addressed and the targeted
educational level.
In addition, the Office of Pollution Prevention is developing a
bibliographic data base of educational material relevant to pollution
prevention. This database contains approximately 2,000 annotated
publications and will be completed soon. Once complete, this
material will be merged with the existing educational material
currently on the PIES and will exist as a separate, searchable PIES
database.
New Corporate Programs Summarized: Pollution prevention
program summaries are now available on PIES for nineteen
companies, including many that generate the 17 targeted
chemicals of concern (See cover story). The summaries represent
a range of approaches to minimizing hazardous and solid wastes,
from the company-wide Pollution Prevention Pays program at
3M Company, to the "Wastewatchers" program initiated by a
small group of employees at a Honda of America plant. Company
contacts are included for those seeking more information. These
summaries are updated periodically and new summaries are
added as information becomes available.
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Networking and Outreach Efforts
State Roundtable Gains Forum
on the PIES
The National Roundtable of State Pollution
Prevention Programs has gained a networking tool to
help its members communicate with one another - a
new mini-exchange on the PIES. The Roundtable is
comprised of representatives from state and local
technical assistance programs, regulatory agencies,
academic centers, and research institutions. This body
convenes twice a year to discuss a wide array of pollution prevention
topics, forming workgroups that develop position papers and share
experiences. Because major goals of the Roundtable are to share
programmatic and technical successes, and to avoid duplicative
efforts, speedy communication is essential.
Realizing that the length of time between meetings and the
geographic distribution of the Roundtable members hinder
communication of these ideas, the PPIC recently opened a mini-
exchange for use by the Roundtable and interested PIES users. Now
members can send and receive messages from one another 24
hours a day, avoiding time consuming "telephone tag." In addition
to electronic mail, the Roundtable uses this conference to post
bulletins, files, and data bases of interest to its members. Items such
as work group minutes, articles, and contact directories can now be
rapidly communicated throughout the Roundtable. Although still
in its infancy, this mini-exchange is expected to grow considerably
after the Roundtable's Washington, DC meeting on April 1 -2. In
addition, the Roundtable members were recently surveyed and
these comments will be addressed both at the upcoming meeting
and in the future direction of the PPIC/PIES. ¦
PPIC Featured at Ohio Conference
On March 18, PPIC was demonstrated in Canton,
Ohio at a conference on commercial and industrial
waste reduction that drew over 250 representatives
from Ohio industry. With the support and
encouragement of Congressman Ralph Regula (R-OH)
and with the sponsorship of the Hoover Foundation,
the Stark Technical College hosted the conference in
conjunction with OhioTechnicalTransferOrganization
(OTTO) and Environmental Solutions International
(ESI). The conference provided good opportunity for PPIC to be
presented to a large group of industry professionals concerned
about the waste being generated by their companies to learn of the
economic incentives reaped by implementing pollution prevention
techniques.
The Honorable Ralph Regula delivered
opening remarks for the conference. The
Congressman, indicated that waste
minimization opportunities will likely lead
to increased profits and economic
superiority for innovative companies.
Many of the speakers reiterated the point
that as the cost of waste disposal rises, the
economic incentives for pollution
prevention increase. The need for pollution
prevention initiatives are becoming more
crucial as well as more rewarding.	Rep'Ralph Re9ula
Linda Glass (EPA Region 5) encouraged the attendees to use the PIES
in orderto keep abreast of pollution prevention opportunities and to be
active in contributing materials and comments about the system.
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Upcoming PPIC Publications
1.	1991 Training Opportunities Guide Soon To Be Released
The second edition of EPA's Pollution Prevention Training Opportunities Guide will be available in April. As with the first issue, this publication serves
two needs. First, it provides listings of publicly-sponsored workshops, courses, and conferences for persons who wish to receive training in various
aspects of pollution prevention. Second, the guide provides a comprehensive list of training and waste assessment manuals, videos, and factsheets
for those interested in establishing a training forum to teach others about pollution prevention concepts. To help steer you to sources of assistance,
the guide contains directories of pollution prevention contacts (in the states, at EPA Headquarters, and in the EPA Regions) and descriptions of other
organizations involved in pollution prevention. To receive a free copy of the guide, contact the PPIC Technical Support Office at (703) 821-4800.
2.	Targeted Pollution Prevention Documents
In support of the Industrial Toxics Project (also referred to as the 33/50 project), the Environmental Protection Agency has initiated a study to
compile and summarize available information concerning pollution prevention and recycling techniques for the seventeen (17) targeted chemicals.
EPA is focusing this effort on the 12 industrial categories, as identified by the 1988 Toxic Release Inventory data, responsible for release and offsite-
transfer of the largest volumes of these chemicals. Each report will provide an overview of the 4-digit SIC code categories that leads to the releases
of the targeted chemicals. These reports will also characterize alternatives available to reduce the generation of wastes or to recycling of waste streams.
The Office of Toxic Substances has lead responsibility on this study and is supported by several program offices: Research and Development,
Pollution Prevention, Solid Waste, Water, and Air Quality Planning and Standards.The reports are being developed in coordination with PPIC data
collection efforts.
PPIC on the Road
PPIC Vital Statistics
Global Pollution Prevention '91	April 3-4
Washington, DC
Seventeenth Annual Hazardous Waste	April 9-11
Research Symposium
Cincinnati, OH
Focus on Waste Management/Pollution Prevention	May IS
Meriden, CT
NY States 4th Annual Hazardous Waste	June 11-12
Reduction Conference
Albany, NY
Holdings:
Repository

1,491
Case Studies

476
Video library

14
State Legislation

353
Summaries (41 states)


Calls:


PIES
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1,052
8,520
PPIC Technical Support Line
185
945
RCRA/Superfund Hotline
107
309
SBO Hotline
80
470
EPA ORD and PPO Offices
137
881
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