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April 10, 2007

Comments due on dioxin rule changes

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Ecology is seeking comments on a plan to change the rules that govern dioxin cleanup levels. Dioxins are chemicals that pose health risks to humans and are often found at industrial sites.

The rule change would clarify the way dioxin levels are measured and require cleanups to use the most current toxicity equivalency factor developed by the World Health Organization in 2005.

Jim Pendowski, manager of Ecology’s Toxic Cleanup Program, said the rule change would cut cost and cleanup delays by defining requirements without significantly changing them.

A public meeting will be in Seattle on May 10 at St. Benedict School Auditorium, 4811 Wallingford Ave. N., Seattle.

The comment period lasts until May 25. For more information call Carol Dorn from Ecology at (360) 407-7224 or visit http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/regs/amend_2007/proposed_amend.html.




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