U.S. EPA Releases Updated Health Assessment Report on Tetrachloroethylene
On Feb. 10, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released to the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database its final health assessment of tetrachloroethylene (PCE and commonly referred to as PERC), a common dry-cleaning and viagra cheap degreasing solvent. The 2012 IRIS PCE assessment replaces an earlier IRIS assessment of PCE finalized in 1988. Unlike the 1988 IRIS PCE assessment, the 2012 assessment includes a hazard characterization for the potential cancer effects of PCE exposure. The final…
Read the full article >>IDEM Releases New Remediation Program Guide for Public Comment
On Oct. 4, 2011, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management released for public comment the draft Remediation Program Guide. It serves as the Plant Tag N Track partner document to the draft Remediation Closure Guide released for public comment in May 2011. The draft RPG provides information regarding how IDEM intends to administer the investigation, remedy selection and closure of contaminated sites pursuant to the RCG for sites managed under Indiana’s remediation programs including the Indiana Brownfields Program,…
Read the full article >>IDEM’s Proposed CFR Update Rule to Incorporate Boiler MACT and CISWI Rules
On Sept. 14, 2011, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management released for public notice its Findings of Amendments to Rules Concerning References to the Code of Federal Regulations in the Indiana Register. The rule proposes to update several buying viagra uk CFR references from the 2010 edition of the CFR to the 2011 edition. The rulemaking has been brought in accordance with Indiana’s expedited rulemaking code, which allows for only one public notice period and then allows IDEM…
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