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Washington State Department of Ecology

Vol.19, No.2, Winter 2009

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Come Heck or High Water
What's In There?
Big Changes in Small Packages
On Not Taking Care of Business
Do It Yourself Compliance

Department of Ecology

Your business is liable for all the dangerous wastes you generate. If you are uncertian about your responsiblities as a dangerous waste gererator, call your nearest Ecology office and ask for a hazardous waste specialist.

Shoptalk is produced by the Washington State Department of Ecology's Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program.

Editor Mariann Cook Andrews
(360) 407 6740; E-mail: maco461@ecy.wa.gov

Production/layout:Cathy Bouge

Technical Editor: Tom Cusack

Come Heck

or High Water

Flood season is coming. Are you ready?

Article by Mariann Cook Andrews, Department of Ecology

Big Changes in Small Packages

They’re as far away as the International Space Station and as near as the sunscreen on your nose. What you need to know about nanomaterials.

Article by Maria Victoria Peeler, Department of Ecology

Do It Yourself to Compliance

Auto body shops self-evaluate in Local Source Control Auto Body Pilot project

Article by Alison Chamberlin, Department of Ecology

What's In There?

Rule revision allows use of two more toxicity databases when designating waste. Article by Rob Rieck, Department of Ecology

On Not Taking Care of Business

While moving out of a facility, a metal-finishing firm neglected to keep up with tank inspection and secondary containment. Article by Mariann Cook Andrews, Department of Ecology