by Caltha Company | Sep 27, 2013 | Environmental Review, Hazardous Materials, Water
The Minnesota Depart of Health (MDH), Health Risk Assessment Unit has adopted revisions to the Rules relating to health risk limits (HRL) for groundwater standards in the Minnesota. The amendments add (to Part 4717.7860 of the rule) health-based guidance values for...
by Caltha Company | Sep 26, 2013 | Environmental Review, Hazardous Materials, Product Stewardship, TSCA
As part of ongoing efforts to promote the design and use of safer chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a draft report on alternatives to a flame retardant chemical, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), which has persistent, bioaccumulative...
by Caltha Company | Sep 3, 2013 | Caltha LLP Services, EPCRA, FAQ, Hazardous Materials, Spill Prevention, Stormwater, Water
What do I need to do when I remove an above ground tank? Above ground tanks are regulated under a number of Federal, State and in some places Local regulations. Which rules apply will depend on location, size and contents of the tank. In some cases, site...
by Caltha Company | Jul 29, 2013 | Hazardous Materials, Product Stewardship
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) has added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List, including 119 fragrance chemicals for commercial and consumer cleaning products. The Safer Chemical Ingredients list was created in...
by Caltha Company | Jul 23, 2013 | EPCRA
EPA has updated its list of industrial codes of operations which may be subject to Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting under EPCRA 313. (also referred to as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) In general, section 313 of...
