Meeting Summary

EPA/American Chemistry Council Chromated Arsenicals Meeting

June 25, 2008; 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Room S-8100, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

Participants

American Chemistry Council: Has Shah, Nick Skoulis, Bob Gruber, Seth
Goldberg, Kevin Archer, Chuck Shaw, Teri Muchow, Elizabeth Brown, Russ
Morgan

EPA: Diane Isbell (AD), Mark Hartman (AD), Tim Leighton (AD), Tim Dole
(AD), Nader Elkassabany (AD), Jonathan Becker (BEAD), Andy Lee (BEAD),
Steve Hopkins (BPPD), Doreen Aviado (AD), Tim McMahon (AD), Najm Shamim
(AD), Lance Wormell (AD)

Summary

On June 25, 2008, EPA reregistration team members met with the American
Chemistry Council’s Arsenical Wood Preservative Task Force (AWPTF)
regarding EPA’s upcoming reregistration eligibility decision (RED) for
wood preservative uses of chromated arsenicals (e.g., CCA).  The meeting
was held at the request of the AWPTF to review with EPA its submission
to the public docket in response to the revised risk assessments to
support the RED.  The AWPTF presented an overview of its comments on
toxicity end point selection, worker exposure/occupational assessment,
potential risk mitigation measures, environmental fate assessment,
benefits of arsenically-treated wood, and product chemistry.  

EPA will review the written submission in detail and prepare a formal
response to comments to be released with the RED in September 2008.

