The Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health are preparing a Draft Phthalates Action Plan (AP) to identify the potential health and environmental effects of phthalate chemicals and recommend strategies to reduce or eliminate those impacts in Washington. We will use this website to share documents and project details with stakeholders.
Ecology and Health worked with an advisory committee, including representatives from industry, tribal nations, local governments, environmental groups, and academia, to develop the Final Phthalates Action Plan Scope of Work. Scroll down for a list of advisory committee members.
We held scoping meetings with the committee in February, March, and August 2022 to develop the topics we'll cover in the action plan.
Preliminary Draft Recommendations
We held two advisory committee meetings on October 25, 2022, and November 3, 2022, to present and discuss preliminary draft recommendations. Find the meeting materials in the Documents section below.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Biomonitoring Program phthalate fact sheet.
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Contact
Cheryl Niemi Department of Ecology | Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction Program 360-338-2913| ChemActionPlans@ecy.wa.gov