Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0074-0271
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-12-24T05:00Z

1This
information
was
taken
from
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
chemrtk/
hpvchmlt.
htm.
More
information
on
the
HPV
Voluntary
Chemical
Challenge
is
also
available
on
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
chemrtk/
benefits.
htm.

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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Jesse
Pritts,
EPA/
EAD
Pat
Harrigan,
EPA/
EAD
FROM:
Ellie
Ku
Codding,
ERG
DATE:
February
7,
2003
SUBJECT:
Additional
Data
Sources
for
Screening
Environmental
Risk
EPA
Contract
No.
68­
C02­
095,
Work
Assignment
0­
05
As
directed
in
Task
5B
of
the
technical
direction
memo
dated
January
15,
2003,
this
memorandum
presents
additional
data
sources
that
might
be
used
to
identify
facilities
generating
wastewater
presenting
environmental
risk.
ERG
first
presents
the
additional
data
sources
identified
and
the
identification
process.
Then
ERG
discusses
information
that
could
be
useful
in
the
evaluation
of
data
sources
already
identified
by
EAD.
Finally,
ERG
discusses
recommendations
and
future
activities.

Additional
Data
Sources
ERG
scanned
readily
available
information
and
identified
additional
data
sources
relevant
to
the
National
Strategy.
ERG
identified
two
similar
OPPT
efforts
whose
data
may
complement
data
review
efforts
being
conducted
for
the
National
Strategy.
In
1999,
OPPT
reviewed
data
sources
to
collect
information
on
chemicals
in
an
effort
to
develop
a
database
that
could
be
used
to
prioritize
chemicals
for
endocrine
disruptor
screening
and
testing.

Currently,
OPPT
is
reviewing
some
of
these
data
sources
and
additional
data
sources
to
extract
information
for
High
Production
Volume
(
HPV)
chemicals.
A
U.
S.
HPV
chemical
is
defined
as
any
chemical
which
is
manufactured
in
or
imported
into
the
United
States
in
amounts
equal
to
or
greater
than
one
million
pounds
per
year1.
EPA
created
the
HPV
Challenge
program
in
which
chemical
producers
can
sponsor
chemicals
and
voluntarily
provide
screening
level
health
and
environmental
hazard
data.
(
Sponsoring
is
a
voluntary
action
that
reduces
the
chance
of
a
chemical
becoming
a
required
"
Test
Chemical"
under
TSCA
Section
4).
OPPT
is
currently
collecting
data
to
support
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Section
4
Exposure­
Based
findings
for
unsponsored
HPV
chemicals
and
provide
supplemental
information
to
update
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2003
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approximately
2,000
data
profiles
for
sponsored
HPV
chemicals.
Some
of
the
data
collected
may
be
relevant
to
the
National
Strategy.

ERG
reviewed
the
list
of
data
sources
reviewed
by
OPPT
and
eliminated
those
unrelated
to
water.
ERG
also
searched
for
data
sources
in
addition
to
those
studied
by
OPPT.
The
following
attachments
summarize
the
information
collected
for
your
review:

Attachment
1:
Table
1,
Relevant
Additional
Data
Sources
Studied
by
OPPT
Attachment
2:
Table
2,
Additional
Data
Sources
Not
Currently
Being
Considered
by
OPPT
Sources
Already
Identified
by
EPA
ERG
also
found
data
profiles
from
the
1999
OPPT
reviews
of
sources
currently
being
considered
by
EAD,
for
which
briefs
either
already
have
been
written
or
are
being
written.
OPPT
data
profiles
could
augment
EAD's
reviews
of
these
data
sources.
Although
the
profiles
have
not
been
updated
since
1999,
ERG
is
providing
copies
of
the
relevant
profiles
in
the
following
attachments:

Attachment
3:
1999
OPPT
Profile
of
the
Environmental
Management
and
Assessment
Program
(
EMAP);
Attachment
4:
1999
OPPT
Profile
of
the
National
Stream
Quality
Accounting
Network
(
NASQAN);
Attachment
5:
1999
OPPT
Profile
of
the
National
Water
Quality
Assessment
(
NAWQA);
and
Attachment
6:
1999
OPPT
Profile
of
the
National
Sediment
Inventory
(
NSI).

Recommendations
and
Future
Activities
Tables
1
and
2
represent
ERG's
findings
from
a
preliminary
scan
of
available
information,
and
more
investigation
is
needed
to
determine
how
and
when
these
data
sources
can
be
used.
First,
sources
need
to
be
prioritized:
some
for
immediate
review
in
detail
for
potential
use
in
the
June
2003
cycle,
and
the
rest
for
future
consideration.
ERG
recommends
immediately
reviewing
the
sources
containing
data
type
"
A"
(
the
first
seven
in
Table
1
and
the
first
four
in
Table
2).
Upon
agreement
from
EPA,
ERG
will
generate
briefs
for
these
11
data
sources
that
are
specific
to
the
goals
of
the
National
Strategy.
As
part
of
this
effort,
ERG
will
continue
to
coordinate
with
OPPT
HPV
efforts,
to
incorporate
their
findings
as
much
as
possible.

Most
of
the
sources
identified
in
Tables
1
and
2
identify
chemicals
that
present
risk,
but
they
lack
a
direct
connection
to
a
discharge
category.
For
example,
the
Chesapeake
Bay
Monitoring
Program
Water
Quality
Data
provide
information
on
chemicals,
locations,
and
concentrations
found
in
the
Chesapeake
Bay,
but
there
is
no
link
to
which
industry
generated
the
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2003
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chemical.
Currently
the
main
sources
that
ERG
believes
link
the
chemical
release
to
a
point
source
discharge
category
are
TRI
(
used
in
the
RSEI
model)
and
PCS
data.
ERG
recommends
taking
the
next
steps
to
identify
how
the
OPPT
chemical
lists,
toxicity
information,
and
environmental
fate
data
can
be
used
to
support
EAD's
identification
of
discharge
categories
that
need
investigation.

If
you
have
any
questions
or
comments,
please
contact
Ellie
Codding
by
phone
(
703­
633­
1673)
or
e­
mail
(
eleanor.
codding@
erg.
com).
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ATTACHMENT
1
Table
1.
Relevant
Additional
Data
Sources
Studied
by
OPPT
Rank1
Data
Source
Data
Type2
Comments/
Questions3
1
Hazardous
Substances
Database
(
ToxNet)
A
Production/
use
data.
OPPT
profile
under
development
for
HPV
effort.

2
Inventory
Update
Rule
(
IUR)
(
2002)
A
Broad
data
on
production
volume,
customers,
worker
exposures,
and
SIC.
The
2002
version
is
now
available
from
NTIS,
Order
number
PB­
2002­
5082
(
CD­
Rom).
OPPT
profile
under
development
for
HPV
effort.

3
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
Test
Submission
(
TSCATS)

Database
A
Current
HPV
effort.
Available
to
download
through
a
query
form
at
http://
dl.
rtkent.
org/
tsc/.

4
ATSDR
Toxicological
Profiles
A
Current
HPV
effort.
May
contain
production,
import/
export,
use,

and
disposal
information.
Available
on
the
Internet
from
CRC
Press,
http://
www.
atsdr.
net/,
for
a
subscription
fee.

5
Chemical
Market
Reporter/
ChemExpo.
com
A
Subscription
to
the
Chemical
Marketer
Report
is
required.
Current
HPV
effort.

6
OECD
SIDS
Profiles
A
Current
HPV
effort.

7
SRI
Chemical
Economics
Handbook
A
Current
HPV
effort.
Proprietary,
available
electronically
to
subscribers.
2002
subscription
available
for
$
42,000.
OPPT
owns
this
and
EPA
staff
or
their
contractors
can
arrange
to
use
it
at
OPPT.

8
Chesapeake
Bay
Monitoring
Program
Water
Quality
Data
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

9
Chesapeake
Bay
Monitoring
Program
Benthic
Sediment
Survey
Data
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

10
Great
Lakes
Fish
Monitoring
Program
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

11
National
Estuary
Program
(
NEP)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.
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Table
1.
Relevant
Additional
Data
Sources
Studied
by
OPPT,
continued
Rank1
Data
Source
Data
Type2
Comments/
Questions3
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12
Safe
Drinking
Water
Information
System
(
SDWIS)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

13
National
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Occurrence
Database
­
Ambient
Surface
Water
Data
(
NCOD)
C
NCOD
contains
similar
data
to
SDWIS.
Current
HPV
effort.

14
Information
Collection
Rule
(
ICR)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.
Data
on
water
systems.

15
Environmental
Contaminant
Data
Management
System
(
ECDMS)
C
Current
HPV
effort.

16
Superfund
CLP
Water
and
Soil
Data
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

17
National
Human
Exposure
Assessment
Survey
(
NHEXAS)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.

18
"
Everything"
Added
to
Food
in
the
U.
S.
(
EAFUS)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.

19
Contaminant
Exposure
and
Effects
­
Terrestrial
Vertebrates
(
CEE­
TV)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.

20
Syracuse
Bioconcentration
Factor
Data
(
BCF)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

21
Syracuse
Research
Corporation
Persistence
Data
(
SRC)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

22
Combined
Environmental
Release,
Bioconcentration,
and
Persistence
Data
(
Persistence
Data)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

23
National
Occupational
Exposure
Survey
(
NOES)
C
Electronic
database
of
chemicals
(
exposure
agents)
observed
in
the
workplace
from
1981
­
1983.
Current
HPV
effort.

24
Total
Exposure
Assessment
Methodology
(
TEAM)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.

25
National
Human
Adipose
Tissue
Survey
(
NHATS)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.
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Table
1.
Relevant
Additional
Data
Sources
Studied
by
OPPT,
continued
Rank1
Data
Source
Data
Type2
Comments/
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Third
National
Health
and
Nutrition
Examination
Survey
(
NHANES
III)
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.

27
Aquatic
Information
Toxicity
Retrieval
System
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
and
current
HPV
effort.

28
Pesticide
Product
Information
System
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile.

29
Persistence
Groundwater
Database
C
Existing
1999
OPPT
profile
30
Source
Ranking
Database
(
SRD)
C
Current
HPV
effort.

31
Use
Clusters
Scoring
System
(
UCSS)
U
Current
HPV
effort.

32
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
B
Labor
statistics
can
be
downloaded
in
flat
files
from
ftp://
ftp.
bls.
gov/
pub/
time.
series/
compressed/
tape.
format/.
Current
HPV
effort.

33
State
Web
Sites
U
Current
HPV
effort.

34
U.
S.
Census
web
site
B
Current
HPV
effort.

35
Level
3
Fugacity
Model
U
Current
HPV
effort.

36
PBT
Profiler
C
Physical/
chemical
fate
properties.
Current
HPV
effort.

37
Generic
Internet
Searches
for
Specific
Chemicals
C
Current
HPV
effort.

38
EPIWIN
U
Current
HPV
effort.

39
Dun
and
Bradstreet
(
D&
B)
B
Current
HPV
effort.
Proprietary
information
available
from
D&
B
40
EPA's
National
Service
Center
for
Environmental
Publications
(
NSCEP)
U
Current
HPV
effort.
A
repository
for
all
EPA
documents
that
can
be
either
dowloaded
or
obtained
by
mail
for
free.

http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ncepihom/
ordering.
htm/
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Table
1.
Relevant
Additional
Data
Sources
Studied
by
OPPT,
continued
Rank1
Data
Source
Data
Type2
Comments/
Questions3
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Toxic
Exposure
Surveillance
System
Annual
Report
Data
U
Owner:
American
Association
of
Control
Centers.
Current
HPV
effort.
Comprehensive
poisoning
surveillance
database,
PDF
annual
reports
available
on
the
Internet.

Notes:

1­
Rank
for
review
priority
based
on
preliminary
scan
and
subject
to
change.

2
­
Type
of
data
expected:
A
­
Chemical
and
discharge
category,
B
­
Facility,
C
­
Chemical,
U
­
Unknown
at
this
time.
Subject
to
change
upon
further
investigation.

3
­
Current
High
Production
Volume
(
HPV)
effort
indicates
that
OPPT
is
investigating
this
source.
Data
profiles
from
the
HPV
effort
will
be
available
at
a
later
date.
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2
Table
2.
Additional
Data
Sources
Not
Currently
Being
Considered
by
OPPT
Rank1
Data
Source
Data
Type2
Comments/
Questions
1
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
Information
(
RCRAInfo)
A
This
database
is
a
compilation
of
the
former
Biennial
Reporting
System
(
BRS)
and
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Information
System
(
RCRIS).
It
would
provide
information
on
both
facility
and
chemicals.

2
Online
Tracking
Information
System
(
OTIS)
A
From
EPA's
web
site
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
Compliance/
planning/
data/
multimedia/
index.
ht
ml):
"[
A]
set
of
Web­
based
search
engines
that
provide
information
to
registered
government
users
regarding
compliance
and
enforcement
data.
OTIS
sends
queries
to
the
IDEA
system
and
allows
complex
searching
with
pull
down
menus,
providing
output
in
an
easy
to
use
Web
format.
(
Please
note
that
OTIS
is
for
state
and
federal
use.)"

3
REPS
(
OECA)
A
Waste
code
profiles,
based
on
OSW
data,
SIC
specific,
chemical
concentrations.

4
Accidental
Release
Information
Program
(
ARIP)
A
http://
yosemite.
epa.
gov/
oswer/
ceppoweb.
nsf/
content/
preventingacci
dent.
htm
5
Facility
Registry
System
B
6
Grants
Information
&
Control
System
U
7
USGS
Report:
Pharmaceuticals,
Hormones,
and
Other
Organic
Wastewater
Contaminants
in
U.
S.
Streams,
1999­

2000:
A
National
Reconnaissance
C
Available
from
Environmental
Science
&
Technology,
v.
36,
no.
6,

pages
1202­
1211
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Table
2.
Additional
Data
Sources
Not
Currently
Being
Considered
by
OPPT,
continued
Rank1
Data
Source
Data
Type2
Comments/
Questions
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CAL
ECOTOX
C
List
of
chemicals
to
which
animals
(
primarily
vertebrates)
were
exposed
9
National
Science
Institute
U
10
Mercury
Initiative
C
Notes:

1­
Rank
for
review
priority
based
on
preliminary
scan
and
subject
to
change.

2
­
Type
of
data
expected:
A
­
Chemical
and
discharge
category,
B
­
Facility,
C
­
Chemical,
U
­
Unknown
at
this
time.
Subject
to
change
upon
further
investigation.